Yoon Seok-yeol on Wife Kim Geon-hee's Apology: "It Was Entirely Her Own Decision"

"Kim Gun-hee's Apology, Her Own Decision... She Also Wrote the Apology Letter Herself"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is announcing the policy pledge for fair recovery of the capital market at the People Power Party Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 27th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, emphasized on the 27th that his wife Kim Geon-hee's public apology regarding her false resume was "entirely her own decision."

On this day, Candidate Yoon stated through the YouTube channel of the candidate's direct organization, the 'New Era Preparation Committee', "The decision to apologize was made by herself (Kim). She also wrote the apology letter herself. It seemed like she started writing it yesterday or the day before. And it looked like she was asking people close to her," clarifying that this apology was a decision made by Kim herself.

He said, "I asked her, 'Are you confident enough to apologize in front of many reporters?' She said, 'I can do it.'" He added, "When I left in the morning, I only said one thing: 'If it’s decided to be at 2:30 or 3 o’clock, don’t be late.'"

Candidate Yoon also added, "No matter how much I do politics, that decision has to be made by my wife herself. We are not the kind of couple who tells each other to apologize or not to apologize."

Yoon Seok-yeol, the wife of the People Power Party's presidential candidate Kim Geon-hee, is issuing a statement regarding allegations of false credentials at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 26th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He continued, "Since it was a long time ago, she tried to recall the memories, and if she was going to apologize, she wanted to do it properly. She also reviewed materials that the campaign headquarters checked, and she looked into some things herself. It seems these were recently organized. So she made a firm decision," emphasizing, "It was entirely her own decision."

Meanwhile, in response to the host’s remark that "there are criticisms that the candidate’s sense of fairness and justice is disappointing compared to the case of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk," Yoon said, "That is entirely up to the people to judge." He added, "There is no need to say it’s different or anything like that."

Furthermore, he said, "'It happened before marriage, so it has nothing to do with me'?I don’t agree with that. Aren’t they a couple now?" He elaborated, "Then they inevitably have to be evaluated by the public all at once for what happened before."

Finally, when asked if he had anything to say to Kim after her press conference, he said, "After everything was over, she said she was going home, so I called and said, 'Good job.' She said, 'Don’t come home too late,' and then hung up." He added, "I think she wanted comfort from her husband as a woman. So I said I understood..."

Earlier, on the 26th, Kim held a press conference at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, and apologized, saying, "There were mistakes on my part while balancing work and studies."

Regarding the controversy over false career entries, she said, "I exaggerated my career to look good and also made some mistakes in writing it. I shouldn’t have done that, and looking back, it was very shameful." She added, "Everything is my fault and negligence. Please forgive me."

She continued, "My heart breaks deeply seeing my husband being criticized because of me," and said, "I deeply reflect on my past mistakes and will be careful not to fall short of the public’s expectations, and I will be even more cautious."

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