"Animals Are Kind Friends" First Lady Kim Geon-hee Posts on Environment and Animal Protection on SNS... Criticism from Democratic Party

Democratic Party on Kim Geon-hee's SNS Resumption: "She Intends to Engage in Public Activities"

First Lady Kim Keon-hee, spouse of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Recently, Kim Geon-hee, the spouse of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, posted content related to environmental and animal protection on her social networking service (SNS), while the Democratic Party of Korea criticized on the 10th, saying, "What Kim really needs to address are the suspicions surrounding her."

Ko Yong-jin, the senior spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said in a written briefing that afternoon, "Kim has recently been raising social issues such as environmental protection and punishment for cat abuse offenders through SNS. The resumption of her SNS activity can only be seen as an attempt to engage in public activities as the spouse of the president-elect."

He pointed out, "During the last presidential election, there were controversies over plagiarism of theses and false academic and career credentials, but clear answers and responsible apologies were not made."

He continued, "It is an act of deceiving the public for Kim to act as if there are no suspicions and to engage in activities as the spouse of the president-elect," emphasizing, "If Kim intends to act as the president's wife after Yoon's inauguration, she must first resolve the public's suspicions surrounding her."

Photo by Yoon Seok-yeol, President-elect's spouse Kim Keon-hee Instagram screen capture.

Earlier, Kim recently posted a series of posts related to environmental and animal protection on her SNS account.

On the 8th, Kim posted a photo of a certificate that appears to be handwritten on Instagram. The certificate reads, "This person has been an exemplary model by saving paper cups and using a tumbler with a strong spirit of environmental protection, and is hereby commended."

The issuer of the certificate is listed as "Kim Geon-hee, CEO of Kobana Contents, a company that cares about the environment." The award date is clearly marked as April 4, 2022. This is Kim's first official post in about 2 years and 8 months since August 2019.

Photo by Yoon Seok-yeol, President-elect's spouse Kim Keon-hee Instagram screen capture.

On the following day (the 9th), Kim also posted on Instagram, "Many petitions related to animal abuse have been raised, and although I have shared them passionately and felt anger, it is still an endless fight," along with a screenshot of a petition posted on the Blue House's national petition board. The petition calls for "strong punishment for an abuser who enjoyed dissecting cats as a hobby at an abandoned aquaculture farm."

Kim added hashtags such as 'Animals are humans' kindest friends,' 'Environment,' 'Animal Protection,' and 'Respect for Life' to the post.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that after Yoon's inauguration, Kim is considering donating all profits earned from her for-profit activities while maintaining her position as CEO of the exhibition planning company 'Kobana Contents' that she operates.

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