Kim Ki-hyun: "Kim Eun-hye's Actions Were Not Intentional... Lee Jae-myung Lacks Qualification as Campaign Chairman"

"Kim Eun-hye Claims No Intentional Underreporting of Assets"
"Lee Criticizes Kimpo Airport Relocation as Irresponsible Statement"

Kim Ki-hyun, Co-Chairman of the People Power Party's Joint Election Countermeasures Committee, is delivering opening remarks at the 'Local Election Central Election Countermeasures Committee Meeting' held at the National Assembly on the 23rd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yoon-jin] Kim Ki-hyun, co-chairman of the People Power Party's joint election committee, dismissed allegations that Kim Eun-hye, the People Power Party's candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor, underreported her assets, stating, "Since it is not intentional, there is no possibility of disqualification." He strongly criticized Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's general election committee chairman, for proposing the relocation of Gimpo Airport, calling it "a thoughtless pledge thrown out without any review."

In an interview on CBS Radio's on the 31st, Chairman Kim said, "I am a former judge," and expressed his view on the allegations against candidate Kim, saying, "The opposing candidate would want to bring her down, but objectively, it seems difficult to find her guilty." On the 30th, the Central Election Commission accepted the Democratic Party's Gyeonggi Provincial Party's objection and confirmed that candidate Kim had underreported her assets in the candidate information disclosure materials, announcing the "Decision on Objection to False Information" on its website.

When asked about the possibility that candidate Kim intentionally underreported her assets, Chairman Kim replied, "Her assets exceed 20 billion won, but about 1.6 billion won was omitted. Considering the overall scale, the amount is not significantly different, so she probably did not try to hide it," adding, "It seems that a staff member in charge of the asset registration process for members of the National Assembly made a mistake. The candidate herself admitted the mistake. Since this is not a crime punishable as negligence, there is no possibility of a guilty verdict."

Regarding Lee Jae-myung's explanation that he never proposed relocating Incheon Airport as a "pledge," Chairman Kim criticized him as "a truly irresponsible politician." He said, "He stirred up tremendous opposition in other regions for his own election, then changed his words, saying it was an agreement, not a pledge, and is trying to muddy the issue. If he acts solely for his own benefit, he is unfit to serve as the general election committee chairman."

Chairman Kim added, "It is difficult to gain the public's trust with such amateurish behavior of recklessly throwing out policies on issues that involve residents' lives. The judgment on this will be reflected in the votes."

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