An Min-seok: "Lee Jae-myung's Informant, Political Disputes Over the Deceased Are Not Right... Kim Gun-hee's Recording? The More You Try to Stop It, the More Curious People Become"

Death of Lee Jae-myung's Lawyer Fee Proxy Whistleblower: "Political Disputes Over the Deceased Are Inappropriate"
Kim Geon-hee on the '7-Hour Recording': "Yoon Camp's Desperate Attempts to Block It Are Strange... The More They Try, the More Curious I Become"

Ahn Min-seok, Chief Special Advisor of the Democratic Party of Korea's Election Countermeasures Committee, commented on the death of the whistleblower alleging that Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate, had his attorney fees paid by a third party.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Ahn Min-seok, head of the General Special Advisory Group of the Democratic Party's Election Countermeasures Committee, expressed regret over the political allegations related to the death of the whistleblower who exposed presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's 'lawyer fee payment suspicion.'

On the 13th, on YTN Radio's 'Lee Dong-hyung's News Face-off,' Ahn said about the deceased whistleblower Mr. Lee (54), "The funeral has not even been held yet, and I believe it is inappropriate to engage in political disputes over the deceased," adding, "I sincerely offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved family."

The opposition continues to dispute over Mr. Lee's death. According to Kwon Young-se, head of the People Power Party's Election Countermeasures Headquarters, the party plans to establish an 'Unexplained Death Investigation Committee' within the party. Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, attended the Central Election Countermeasures Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the same day and stated, "Those who hold the decisive key to uncovering candidate Lee's corruption allegations are being subjected to murder and extermination."

Ahn expressed regret over the opposition's offensive. He said, "According to the bereaved family, the deceased had health problems and seemed to have been living in motels. Then he passed away, which is a sad death," adding, "It is regrettable to raise political suspicions or approach this death as if 'seizing an opportunity.' Especially, the term 'murder and extermination' is a terrible expression implying killing someone to silence them, and I hope this is not used," showing his displeasure.

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

On the same day, Ahn also commented on the controversy surrounding the '7-hour phone call transcript' involving Kim Gun-hee, spouse of People Power Party presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl. He said, "It is hard to understand logically that Ms. Kim had several phone calls lasting seven hours with a particular reporter. Also, the desperate reaction of Yoon Seok-youl's campaign to block the broadcast is strange. The more they try to block it, the more curious I become," raising questions.

Regarding the People Power Party's claim that the transcript is a 'political plot,' he retorted, "That is just a story between the reporter and Ms. Kim, so how can it be a plot?" He added, "A plot requires a plan and a scenario on how to utilize it from the beginning. Recklessly talking about baseless conspiracy theories is a very dangerous idea."

About the People Power Party filing an injunction to ban the broadcast by the station planning to release the transcript, he said, "That itself is strange to me. If they are confident, they could just say, 'Go ahead and release it.' Why are they trying so desperately to block it?" He criticized, "The public has the right to know. Blocking the public's right to know is a very undesirable act."

Ahn continued, "Ms. Kim seems to have become a major variable in this presidential election. There is concern that this might turn into the 'Kim Gun-hee presidential election.' This could become a black hole in this election. It is very unfortunate. I see the prospect of a Kim Gun-hee presidential election as very regrettable and unfortunate."

Meanwhile, on the 12th, OhmyNews reported that Ms. Kim had been in phone contact with a reporter from a media outlet for six months, and a 7-hour-long phone call transcript would be released by a broadcasting station. The broadcast is known to be MBC's current affairs program 'Straight.'

In response, the People Power Party filed an injunction to ban the broadcast against MBC. On the 13th, Lee Yang-soo, senior spokesperson of the Election Countermeasures Headquarters, announced, "We will file a request for a broadcast injunction this morning against a broadcasting station preparing to air the file secretly recorded by Mr. A, who is in charge of filming for the YouTube channel 'Seoul Voice,' of a private phone call between Representative Kim Gun-hee and Mr. A."

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