Yoon Seok-yeol: "Hope No Disappointment in 'Fairness' from Olympic Situation Reports"

Olympic Spirit and Sportsmanship Are Great
"Hope They Do Their Best Until the End"

Public Corruption Investigation Office, Servant of Power... Reform Inevitable
No Gender Discrimination, Focus on Individual Discrimination Instead

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is attending and speaking at a special lecture for presidential candidates held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 7th. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Hyunji Kwon] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, on the 8th expressed, regarding the controversy over biased judging in the short track speed skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, "I want to convey my condolences to the athletes" and added, "I hope people are not too disappointed about the issue of fairness after watching the Olympic situation."

After attending a policy discussion at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Yoon told reporters, "I deeply empathize with the anger and frustration of our athletes."

He continued, "Sportsmanship, in a way, is about children growing up learning fair sports rules and democracy," and said, "Because the Olympic spirit and sportsmanship are great things, I hope they do their best until the very end."

Regarding the growing anti-China sentiment domestically, he said, "As someone who has stepped forward to become president, I cannot mention any opposing feelings toward a specific country," but added, "I think the reason the public feels this way is because Korea-China relations have not been based on mutual respect for each other's identities."

Meanwhile, on the issue of the existence of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (Gong-su-cheo), he strongly criticized it as a "servant of power." Yoon said, "If Gong-su-cheo strengthens the legitimate investigative power of our country, I would not oppose it," and added, "I believe a major reform and restructuring of the Gong-su-cheo system is necessary."

Regarding his statement in a media interview that "there is no structural gender discrimination," he clarified, "I did not say there is no structural gender discrimination; rather, we should focus more on individual grievances and discrimination." He continued, "This came up because of the dissolution of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family," and said, "The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has fulfilled its mission for the times, and we need to respond to grievances and discrimination in a new way."

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