Controversy over Kim Geon-hee's Sexual Bribery Remarks: Kim Yong-min Says "Told to Leave the Country Everywhere"

"Won't Avoid Even a Little If Oppressed"
"Is It Okay to Give Full Authority to Floor Leader Yun Ho-jung?"

Chairman Kim Yong-min of the nonprofit organization Peace Tree. / Photo by Kim Yong-min

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jung-wan] Kim Yong-min, director of the Peace Tree and former member of the podcast 'Naneun Kkomsuda' who sparked controversy with remarks about 'sexual bribery' involving Kim Geon-hee, wife of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, stated, "People are telling me to leave this country here and there."

On the 13th, Director Kim said on his Facebook, "If I am oppressed, I will not avoid it at all."

He added, "After the local elections, they say I will be thoroughly investigated, so I should hurry and leave this country," and said, "'Suffering is a great school,' I preached during worship, but can that really be the case?"

He continued, "There is only one way to prevent such things: the ruling party must achieve a landslide victory in the local elections. This will prevent them from daring to retaliate against political opponents with false accusations," and said, "In fact, this is also the way to prevent political retaliation against not only myself but also President Moon Jae-in and former Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung."

He went on, "After the presidential election, I decided not to evaluate whatever the Democratic Party does, but looking at the members of the emergency committee with full authority over local election nominations, I can only laugh," and criticized, "They gathered people with little political experience to form the emergency committee, but I wonder if it is okay to give full authority to Yoon Ho-jung, the Democratic Party floor leader, without any countermeasures."

He added, "Someone within the party said, 'It's not a theater troupe, but they put in celebrities who don't know politics and intend to let Yoon Ho-jung do as he pleases,' which is a harsh critique," he conveyed.

Earlier, during the presidential election process, Director Kim sparked controversy by saying, "There is strong suspicion that President-elect Yoon received sexual bribery from Kim Geon-hee in exchange for facilitating investigations at the prosecutor's office."

When the People Power Party filed a complaint over the remarks, Director Kim declared, "I feel like I have committed a grave sin," and said, "I will remain silent until the presidential election," but reversed his stance a day later by posting, "Do you think I fabricated the sexual bribery 'brainficial' (an unofficial, unverified personal theory) involving Kim Geon-hee by linking various rumors about her?"

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