Lee Jun-seok Responds to Gase-yeon’s 'Sexual Bribery' Allegations: "Attacks Based on Statements Unrelated to Me"

"Disclose All Mentions of Me in the Investigation Records"
Strong Legal Action Also Warned

Lee Jun-seok (left), screenshot from the YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Institute' (right)

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, announced legal action regarding allegations of sexual bribery against him, stating, "This is literally an attack based on the testimony of a suspect in a fraud case unrelated to me."

Earlier on the 27th, the YouTube channel 'Garo Sero Research Institute' claimed in a video that "Leader Lee received sexual favors from Kim Sung-jin, CEO of iKist, at a hotel in Daejeon in 2013," and asserted, "This was confirmed through investigation materials from the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office." The claim suggested that the investigation records on Kim included testimony about sexual bribery involving Lee.

The Kim mentioned in the video was arrested and indicted in September 2018 on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud), receiving a confirmed sentence of 9 years imprisonment and a fine of 3.1 billion KRW. The company iKist, which he led, was considered a representative ICT (Information and Communication Technology) firm under the Park Geun-hye administration's 'Creative Economy' initiative.

On the 27th, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, posted on his Facebook to fully deny the allegations of sexual bribery. Photo by Lee, the leader, Facebook capture

In response, Lee posted on his Facebook page the same day, stating, "If any issues regarding me had been found during the investigation of the company iKist, it would have been investigated at that time, but I have never been investigated nor contacted about this matter."

He added, "I have never made any proposals regarding the company iKist to former President Park Geun-hye or her associates," and "I have no knowledge of what Kim Sung-jin may have said to his acquaintances."

He further warned, "I demand the full disclosure of all mentions of me in the iKist investigation records, which reportedly exceed 1,000 pages, without any excerpts," and stated, "If the entire material is not disclosed, I will consider taking legal action."

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