Yoon Seok-yeol: "I am not planning to apologize"

Wife Kim Geon-hee Appears to Define Allegations of 'False' Resume as Political Offensive
"Fact-checking in Response to Opponent Party's Offensive"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is seen leaving the party headquarters after attending the New Era Preparation Committee's welcome ceremony for new recruits held at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 16th. He moved without making any special remarks in response to reporters' questions regarding his wife, Kim Geon-hee. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, announced on the 16th that he does not intend to apologize regarding the allegations of his wife Kim Gun-hee's inflated academic and career credentials. Yoon appears to be framing the revelations related to Kim as political attacks.

On the morning of the same day, Yoon met with reporters in front of the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, and said, "Is there an official apology or something like that? I am not planning to apologize."

He added, "An apology is something you make when you have done something wrong, but you cannot win against the people. If this is an excessive and unfair political attack, then fact-checking can be seen in that context."

Kim recently faced allegations of submitting false career and academic information on her resume when she was hired as a university lecturer. The day before, Kim met with a Yonhap News reporter in front of the Cobana Contents office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and stated, "Regardless of the facts, I apologize if the public feels discomfort and fatigue." She subtly implied that the allegations were not true.

Yoon said, "Both myself and my wife humbly accept all criticism from the public regarding such matters," but explained, "However, in the face of attacks from the opposing party ahead of the election, we are conducting necessary fact-checking so that the public can know the exact truth."

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