With "Yoon's mother-in-law, usury" claim, opposition says "False negative turning perpetrator into victim"

People Power Party, "Will Take Legal Action Against Democratic Party's False Negatives"

Kim Geon-hee, wife of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is entering an early voting station set up at the Seocho 1-dong Community Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 5th, the Democratic Party of Korea responded to the People Power Party candidate Yoon Seok-yeol’s mother-in-law Choi Eun-soon’s claim that she lent money at exorbitant interest rates far exceeding the legal maximum to a business partner, with the People Power Party rebutting, saying, “They issued a false press release that reverses the victim and the perpetrator.”

The Democratic Party’s Election Countermeasures Committee’s Task Force for Current Issues stated in a press release that day, “An analysis of the 2017 Supreme Court final ruling involving Choi’s business partner Ahn revealed that Choi lent money in 2013 at an annualized interest rate of 600%, which is a usurious loan.”

In response, the People Power Party called it a “false negative press release,” explaining, “Ahn was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison for fraud after deceiving Choi Eun-soon with numerous lies and receiving billions of won.” They added, “Since Ahn owed money to Choi Eun-soon, he promised to repay all debts, including previous ones, if she lent him additional money. This is not simply ‘interest’ as the Democratic Party claims.”

The People Power Party questioned, “The Democratic Party knowingly issued a false press release as if Choi Eun-soon received usurious interest. Where else do you see cases that reverse victims and perpetrators like this?”

The People Power Party stated, “The Democratic Party has made many absurd false claims based on false disclosures by criminals. This time, they are siding with Ahn, who was sentenced to prison for fraud,” and added, “We will take strong legal action against this false negative that turns perpetrators into victims.”

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