The Democratic Party files complaint against Kim Jin-tae for releasing 'Letter from Park Cheol-min's Friend'... "Evidence of Manipulation Revealed"

Jin-tae Kim, Chairman of the Special Committee for Public Verification of Lee Jae-myung's Corruption, People Power Party. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] The Democratic Party of Korea has filed a complaint against Kim Jin-tae, the Special Committee Chair for Public Verification of Lee Jae-myung's Corruption from the People Power Party, on charges of spreading false information (violation of election law) regarding the 'organized crime gang bribery allegations' against presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung. This action follows the discovery of signs of fabrication in a handwritten letter from a friend of former gangster Park Cheol-min, which Kim had publicly disclosed.

Kim Nam-guk, Deputy Head of the Democratic Party's Election Law Support Team, and Kim Yong-min, Co-Deputy Head of the Joint Election Countermeasures Committee, announced on the 29th that they submitted the complaint to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.

The Democratic Party stated, "There have been many instances where fabricated evidence appeared during elections. Similar incidents occurred in the previous presidential election and were met with very severe punishment. It is very regrettable and absolutely unacceptable that a person who is a former prosecutor and has served as a member of the National Assembly repeats such wrongful history, which is why we decided to file this complaint."

They continued, "The accused, Kim Jin-tae, was aware that Park Cheol-min, the source of the tip-offs, and those who provided information were people whose credibility had been impeached by the media, making it difficult to recognize their reliability. Nevertheless, in his significant position as the chair of the People Power Party's special committee, he publicly announced clear false information at the National Assembly communication office without prior verification or confirmation of the letter," they pointed out.

They added, "If the criminal acts of the accused, who publicly announced false information in a 'say it or not' manner without even minimal verification, are not immediately punished, it is certain that such behavior will become more rampant as the election approaches."

Earlier, on the 21st, Kim Jin-tae revealed two handwritten letters allegedly sent by Jang, a colleague of Park Cheol-min. The letters contained statements such as "I gave about 1 billion won in cash to Lee Jae-myung's side in seven installments!"

However, on the 27th, reported the results of a handwriting analysis request, which found different handwriting in the two letters, along with Jang's explanation that "I did send the letters, but they were fabricated."

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