Ruling Party Spokesperson Hyun Geun-taek: "Kim Hye-kyung Informant's Call Recording Capture... Intentional"

"Kim Hye-kyung Informant, Donation Account? Highly Intentional"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Hyun Geun-taek, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea's Lee Jae-myung presidential campaign committee, criticized A, a whistleblower and former Grade 7 special secretary in the Gyeonggi-do Secretariat who first raised the 'protocol controversy' involving Lee Jae-myung's spouse Kim Hye-kyung, on the 5th, saying that "(the recordings and captured conversations with former Grade 5 special secretary Bae Mo from the General Affairs Division) were highly intentional."

A claims to have run personal errands for Kim under Bae's instructions during their time as a secretary in Gyeonggi-do.

On the same day, spokesperson Hyun posted on SNS, "(A) said they created a donation account due to financial difficulties and distrust of others, but how should we view someone claiming to be a public interest whistleblower creating a donation account?"

He added, "They say they recorded because they thought they could cover it up alone, but this can be interpreted as recording to avoid taking sole responsibility when the issue is exposed," and argued, "This acknowledges that the recordings were made to expose the matter themselves."

He also pointed out that A was a special secretary, stating, "(Special secretaries) often do not get along with existing staff or quit because they find it difficult. If they thought Bae's instructions were problematic at the time, they could have just quit."

Referring to an interview where A's close associate said A expressed a desire to make an 'extreme choice,' he said, "It seems intended to imply that people related to Candidate Lee are making extreme choices, but it is a highly inappropriate remark."

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