Woo Sang-ho "I Did Not Forge Daejang-dong Jung Young-hak's Recording... The People Will Judge"

Woo Sang-ho "Special Prosecutor Agreement Should Initiate Investigation into Busan Savings Bank Poor Investigation Allegations and Hwacheon Daeyu Truth Clarification"

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[Asia Economy reporters Ki-min Lee and Young-won Kim] Woo Sang-ho, the General Headquarters Chief of the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential campaign, on the 22nd refuted the People Power Party's claim that he deliberately distorted the Jung Young-hak recording related to the Daejang-dong corruption allegations, stating, "The content I mentioned is also included in the recording released by the People Power Party."

At a press conference held at the Yeouido party office that day, Chief Woo said, "The reality of the Hwacheon Daeyu corruption has been revealed as the Yoon Seok-yeol Gate. The National Assembly must step up to uncover the substantial truth of the Hwacheon Daeyu corruption. I propose that the People Power Party immediately begin discussions on a special prosecutor investigation," he stated.

Hwacheon Daeyu is the asset management company for the Seongnam Daejang-dong development project, which has been subject to corruption and preferential treatment allegations, with Kim Man-bae as the major shareholder.

Chief Woo pointed out that former Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae appears in the top and bottom paragraphs of the one-page recording distributed by the People Power Party, but countered, "There is talk that if judges issue an arrest warrant against Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party candidate, Yoon will be finished. Do judges issue warrants against people they dislike even if they are innocent? If there is a warrant because of a crime, does that mean they will be finished?"

Earlier, the People Power Party's presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol's side claimed that Chief Woo deliberately distorted the 'Jung Young-hak recording' to falsely accuse candidate Yoon of the Daejang-dong corruption allegations before Woo's press conference.

According to the recording released by the People Power Party, Kim Man-bae first mentioned, "Former Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae is a very good person," and then said, "Unless that is restored, Yoon Seok-yeol will be finished in the legal community; if an arrest warrant is issued against Yoon Seok-yeol, Yoon will be finished."

In response, the People Power Party argued, "The meaning of 'Yoon will be finished' is that because Yoon was disliked by judges of the Yang Seung-tae judiciary due to the judicial corruption investigation, if a warrant is requested to the court, Yoon will be finished," explaining the true meaning of the statement.

Chief Woo also responded to the People Power Party's interpretation, saying, "It is absurd to interpret 'a very good person' suddenly mentioned while talking about candidate Yoon as former Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae," adding, "Accusing me of manipulation and forcing this is an act of mocking the public. Since the entire transcript has been released, the public will judge."

He continued, "Yesterday, in the TV debate, our candidate (Candidate Lee) requested an apology from candidate Yoon for writing on Yoon's Facebook that 'the person in Daejang-dong' was Lee Jae-myung, but he refused. Even according to daily newspaper reports, it has been clearly revealed that the 'person in Daejang-dong' in the recording is not Candidate Lee," urging a public apology, saying, "Nevertheless, denying this fact in the debate and continuing to cover it up will anger the public."

Furthermore, Chief Woo stated, "Let us begin a thorough investigation from the Busan Savings Bank case's alleged inadequate investigation to Hwacheon Daeyu through an agreement on a special prosecutor," and insisted, "The National Assembly, as the representative of the people, must take the lead in revealing the truth."

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