"If a Warrant Comes In, Yoon Will Die" in Kim Man-bae's Recording... Yoon's Side Demands "Full Transcript Release" (Summary)

"Yoon Is Truly the 'Daejangdong Kim Man-bae's Black Knight'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The Democratic Party of Korea claimed that Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, said to Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, during his time as a prosecutor, "I know our Manager Kim well, so make sure it's not dangerous." Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, added to this by calling it "brazen hypocrisy and shamelessness."

Woo Sang-ho, the head of the Democratic Party's general election campaign headquarters, held a press conference at the central party office in Yeouido on the morning of the 20th, stating that he had received a tip and revealed a recorded phone conversation between Kim and accountant Jung Young-hak containing such content.

According to the recording, Kim told accountant Jung, "If the warrant for Yoon Seok-yeol comes in, Yoon Seok-yeol is dead," to which Jung replied, "He is. He originally has many crimes. Yoon Seok-yeol does."

Kim then said, "He is a very good person. Even to me, he said while holding on tightly, 'I know our Manager Kim well, so make sure it's not dangerous.'"

Regarding this, Head Woo said, "The statement that Yoon Seok-yeol is dead if the warrant comes in seems to mean that Yoon tried to ensure that his assistance to Kim Man-bae would not be revealed," emphasizing, "What I disclosed today confirms once again that Candidate Yoon and Kim Man-bae have a deep relationship and that Yoon's fatal weakness is exposed to Kim Man-bae."

He also presented evidence that there is no connection between Lee Jae-myung and Kim. According to the recording, Kim said to Jung, "Ask people once, did you give money to Lee Jae-myung? Or did I give money to Yoo Dong-gyu?"

Woo Sang-ho, the General Election Campaign Headquarters Chief of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the headquarters leadership meeting on the 7th.

Regarding this, Head Woo interpreted, "It clearly shows that Candidate Lee did not gain any benefit from the Daejang-dong project." He added, "Candidate Yoon and People Power Party figures have continuously spread false information that 'that person' in Daejang-dong is Candidate Lee, slandering him," and stated, "They must apologize to Candidate Lee."

He also said, "Candidate Yoon can only be seen as the 'first black knight of Daejang-dong Kim Man-bae' who backed the corruption in Daejang-dong," and added, "Candidate Yoon must truthfully confess what the 'dangerous matters' he knows about Kim Man-bae are, and what the 'crimes' Kim refers to are."

Candidate Lee also shared the full transcript of the recording released by Head Woo on Facebook that day, calling it "brazen hypocrisy and shamelessness." This appears to be an attempt to indicate that the 'Daejang-dong allegations' previously directed at him are related to Candidate Yoon.

Meanwhile, on the same day, Lee Yang-su, the chief spokesperson of the People Power Party's election campaign headquarters, responded in a statement, "Head Woo claims to have secured the recording attached to Kim's trial records," and "He selectively disclosed only the parts containing false statements about Candidate Yoon, but it is clear that all the content is false." He also requested the Democratic Party to immediately release the full transcript of the recording.

Spokesperson Lee said, "Isn't it obvious why the materials held by Kim and his lawyer were provided to the Democratic Party's general election campaign headquarters head?" and added, "Kim thinks he is on the same side as Candidate Lee." He also argued, "How can the public believe that Candidate Yoon, who has never met Kim, held Kim's hand tightly and advised him to 'make sure it's not dangerous'?"

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