Photo of Baby with Lee Holding: "Seok-yeol and Geon-hee Can't Do It"... No Woong-rae Requests "Hacking Investigation"

Nowungrae on Facebook Controversy: "Possible Hacking... Have Not Engaged in Unsportsmanlike Negativity"

A controversial post insulting childless parents that was posted on the Facebook page of No Woong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by online community screen capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] No Woong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, denied allegations that a post disparaging Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate who has no children, and his wife Kim Kun-hee was uploaded on his social media service (SNS), stating, "Neither I nor my aides posted the content," and announced legal action.

On the 8th, No said on Facebook, "I haven't changed my password for over three years, so it might have been leaked or hacked."

Earlier that day, a post was shared on No's Facebook featuring a photo of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, holding a child, along with the caption, "This is something Seok-yeol and Kun-hee could never do." Some criticized the post as disparaging Yoon and his wife, who have experienced a miscarriage, as well as couples facing infertility or childlessness. The problematic post has since been deleted.

Photo by No Woong-rae, captured from the Facebook page of the Democratic Party of Korea.

In response, No stated, "The content was posted at 8:08 a.m. At that time, I was campaigning with my staff at Daehung Station in Mapo District, my constituency. You can come directly to Daehung Station to check the CCTV and other evidence," he said. Along with this, No uploaded photos of himself campaigning and images of log records.

He emphasized, "I have never engaged in unprofessional negative campaigning. I will immediately request an investigation into this matter and take legal action once the circumstances are clarified."

Regarding the controversy, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, said, "No is one of the most gentlemanly members of the Democratic Party, so I think it was probably a mistake."

He added, "Still, seeing this, I have made a firm decision. In this election, I want our candidate to win and respond with a photo of the candidate's entire family of nine happily living in a house with a large lawn." The "family of nine" Lee referred to appears to mean Yoon and his wife, their four dogs, and three cats. The "house with a large lawn" is interpreted as the Blue House (Cheongwadae).

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