People Power Party: "The ruling party focuses only on false negatives without responding to Kim Hye-kyung allegations"

Ruling Party: "Deutsche Motors Kwon Oh-soo has continuously supported Kobana Contents since 2010"
Opposition: "Focusing only on false negatives will face harsh judgment"

The People Power Party rebutted the Democratic Party of Korea's allegations of bribery against Kim Keon-hee, the spouse of presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] The Democratic Party of Korea has raised suspicions that Kwon Oh-soo, chairman of Deutsche Motors who has been indicted on stock price manipulation charges, has been sponsoring events organized by 'Kobana Contents,' represented by Kim Gun-hee, the spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, since 2010. In response, the People Power Party rebutted, calling it "false negative" and stating that the matter has already been dismissed due to lack of charges.

Choi Ji-hyun, senior deputy spokesperson of the People Power Party's election campaign headquarters, issued a statement on the 13th, saying, "The Democratic Party is diligently recycling false negatives every day to cover up the crime of Kim Hye-kyung, spouse of Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, who embezzled public funds and drew national criticism," and added, "If they were this dedicated to policies that change the lives of the people, would the public opinion for regime change be this overwhelming?"

Choi emphasized that the suspicions raised by the Democratic Party have already been dismissed due to lack of charges. He said, "The prosecution, trying to appease the Democratic Party and the administration, handled only part of the case first, but judged that there was no wrongdoing including the sponsorship of the Le Corbusier exhibition by Deutsche Motors," and added, "All corporate sponsorships including those by Deutsche Motors involved purchasing tickets to famous exhibitions and having their names listed on promotional materials, which is completely legitimate."

He also criticized the excessive protocol and private use of corporate cards allegations surrounding Kim Hye-kyung. Senior spokesperson Choi stated, "Kim Hye-kyung stole public taxes to buy food, employ secretaries, and freely use official vehicles," and warned, "If the Democratic Party does not respond to public suspicions and focuses only on false negatives, it will face harsh judgment from the public."

Meanwhile, earlier, the Democratic Party's Election Countermeasures Committee's Task Force for Current Issues released a press statement claiming, "An analysis of cultural sponsorship details posted on Deutsche Motors' SNS and sponsorship records of Kobana Contents events confirmed that Deutsche Motors sponsored events organized by Kobana Contents, represented by Kim Gun-hee, at least 10 times during Yoon candidate's tenure at the prosecution."

Kim Byung-gi, head of the Task Force for Current Issues, urged, "Chairman Kwon's unwavering sponsorship appears to be a 'chain sponsorship' to evade the stock price manipulation investigation," and called for "an investigation into bribery and violations of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act involving not only Kim Gun-hee but also candidate Yoon."

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