Yoon: "Isn't Lee's spouse misusing the corporate card?"... Ahn: "It's not something to ask me"

Mentioned at the 2nd Presidential Candidate TV Debate Hosted by the Central Election Commission on the 25th

On the 25th, at the SBS studio in Sangam-dong, Seoul, Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party (left), and Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Party, are greeting each other during the 2nd political field broadcast debate for the 20th presidential election hosted by the National Election Commission. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, questioned Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Party, about 'misuse of corporate cards.' He brought up the controversy related to Kim Hye-kyung, the spouse of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On the evening of the 25th, during the second presidential candidate TV debate hosted by the National Election Commission, Candidate Yoon asked Candidate Ahn, "Using the Gyeonggi-do corporate card, Lee’s spouse bought items like beef, sushi, and baeksuk, which anyone would see as tax embezzlement. Moreover, instead of apologizing, Lee claims that a subordinate misused the card. If Lee becomes president, do you think he would be able to conduct inspections, audits, and maintain public service discipline?"

Candidate Ahn responded, "I don't think this is something you should be asking me."

He continued, "Public officials must transparently disclose everything they do to the public, allow judgment on it, apologize if they are wrong, and bear legal responsibility if necessary. This is a basic principle I want to emphasize."

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