People Power Party: "Lee Jae-myung's wife, 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' evidence overflows... Investigation must resume"

Lee Jae-myung "Witch Hunt Over Similar Names"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and his wife Kim Hye-kyung arrived at Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul on the 19th and are moving to attend the worship service. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] The People Power Party has called for a reinvestigation of the 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' case, targeting Kim Hye-kyung, the wife of the Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung.

Lee Yang-su, chief spokesperson of the People Power Party's Central Election Committee, mentioned the Twitter account involved in the 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' case in a statement on the 29th, saying, "A significant number of citizens believe that 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' is none other than Kim Hye-kyung (the candidate's wife)." He added, "The prosecution suspended the indictment of the case for an incomprehensible reason after the candidate was elected governor of Gyeonggi Province and covered it up."

Lee stated that new evidence was found showing that Kim used the same ID, 'khk631000', for both the email address used to sign up for Twitter and when registering as a member on the Bundang Woori Church website, urging, "Since the evidence is overwhelming, the investigation must be resumed immediately."

He emphasized, "How likely is it that there are two people in South Korea living in Seongnam City, with two sons, majoring in musical instruments, using an iPhone, and having the nickname 'Kim Hye-kyung'?"

He further claimed, "Moreover, when 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' signed up for Twitter, the Gmail ID used was 'khk631000', but the same Daum ID was suddenly withdrawn as soon as the investigation began. This was an attempt to destroy evidence. The last login location was reportedly the residence of candidate Lee Jae-myung, so there is nothing more to see."

Lee added, "If the police strongly opposed the prosecution's decision to suspend the indictment, it must be serious. Even if, according to the prosecution's logic, several people used the same ID, they must be closely associated with candidate Lee Jae-myung or Kim Hye-kyung. Since there is overwhelming evidence and new evidence has been found, the investigation must be resumed immediately."

Twitter ID '@08_hkkim', also known as the account 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi', past posts. /Internet capture

Previously, Kim faced difficulties during the 2018 local elections when she was identified by pro-Moon Jae-in supporters as the owner of the Twitter account 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi', which disparaged President Moon Jae-in.

In November 2018, the police concluded that Kim was the owner of the 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' Twitter account and sent her to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office with a recommendation for indictment. However, the prosecution decided not to indict her, citing 'lack of evidence' and 'inability to maintain the prosecution.'

The Twitter account better known as 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' was originally named 'For Justice.' At that time, the account posted messages such as "I eagerly await your family to board a second Sewol ferry and become bereaved families," "Problematic Moon Jae-in, clueless and dazed Moon Jae-in," "Choi Soon-sil, Jung Yoo-ra, or Moon Jae-in and his son," and "If candidate Moon becomes president, he will surely end up like Roh Moo-hyun, so let's watch that."

Meanwhile, in July, candidate Lee appeared on the YouTube channel 'Kim Yong-min TV' to refute the allegations. At that time, Lee countered the related suspicions with a photo showing that he was attending his mother-in-law's birthday party at the time the tweets from 'Hyekyunggung Kimssi' were posted, raising his voice, "It was nonsense. The couple was together, so are you saying they tweeted on Twitter for others to see from that place?"

He continued, "It was a witch hunt just because the names were similar. I wish people would observe some decency," adding, "Even gangsters don't touch family, right? But my wife is constantly targeted. Her image is being attacked."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.