Spokesperson for 'Kim Geonhee Eoljung'... Yeo Sang-ho of the ruling party urges "Please use words that fit the sentiment" to keep quiet

"Spokesperson's Remarks Controversy, Very Painful"
"Personnel Action Unavoidable if Recurrence Occurs"

Woo Sang-ho, Chief of the Democratic Party of Korea's General Election Headquarters / Photo by Dong-joo Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Woo Sang-ho, the General Headquarters Chief of the Democratic Party's Election Countermeasures Committee, urged the party spokespersons on the 16th to "use words and writings that match the people's standards and sentiments." He expressed concern that inappropriate remarks by some Democratic Party spokespersons could negatively affect the approval ratings of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate.

Woo issued a statement that day, pointing out, "There have been painful controversies due to excessive language used by spokespersons in broadcast panels and social networking service (SNS) activities."

He continued, "Expressions that are excessive or provocative and attack opposing candidates and parties must never be used," emphasizing, "Our harsh words and writings only leave wounds in the hearts of the people."

He also warned, "I say this to indicate that if such incidents recur in the future, personnel measures may become unavoidable."

Lee Kyung, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's election campaign committee, was criticized for making inappropriate remarks about Kim Gun-hee, spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, during an appearance on a broadcast on the 15th. / Photo by 'Noh Young-hee's News Is' YouTube capture

Recently, some spokespersons of the Democratic Party's election committee have caused controversies due to inappropriate remarks.

The day before, Lee Kyung, a spokesperson for the election committee, sparked controversy by defending singer Ahn Chi-hwan's new song "A Woman Who Resembles Michael Jackson" while making a 'face evaluation' (eolpyeong) of Kim Geon-hee, the spouse of Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party's presidential candidate.

On a broadcast that day, he said about Ahn's new song, "Political circles cannot evaluate artistic expression," and claimed, "Comparing (Kim) to Michael Jackson is actually something to be thankful for, as it likens her to such a great musician."

He added, "(Kim) forged her career and academic background. She also had plastic surgery," and said, "I think plastic surgery makes one prettier than before. If it were me, I wouldn't feel bad about being compared to Michael Jackson."

In response, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, strongly criticized on Facebook, "Is the Democratic Party now going to approach the election by evaluating women's appearances?"

Attorney Hyun Geun-taek, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's election campaign committee / Photo by Yonhap News

There was also controversy over alleged 'secondary harm' against Mr. A, who reported the so-called 'excessive protocol controversy' involving Lee Jae-myung's wife, Kim Hye-kyung.

Hyun Geun-taek, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's election committee, wrote on his Facebook on the 5th, "I don't know who is close to the informant Mr. A, but there are some issues. He is said to have economic difficulties and created a donation account because he cannot trust anyone," pointing out, "This could lead to misunderstandings that the protocol controversy was exposed for money."

He further alleged, "(Mr. A) is not a regular employee hired through an exam but a special appointment. When he said he would quit due to dissatisfaction with work, no one said anything," and added, "Even though he thought there was a problem, he did not quit but deliberately recorded calls and captured conversations."

When the opposition criticized this as 'secondary harm to the informant,' Hyun responded, "What is secondary harm? Can't it be seen from the start that the informant had intentions?" and said, "If he thought there was a problem with the instructions, he could have quit."

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