Kim Ki-hyun "Yoon Government 'Media Oppression' Claims by MBC, Actually 'Panel Oppression'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party and considered one of the next party leadership candidates, raised his voice in protest against MBC's decision to cancel his broadcast appearance, calling it "panel (guest) oppression."

On the 16th, Kim said on his social network service (SNS), "They keep shouting 'media oppression' with foam at the mouth against the Yoon Seok-yeol government every day, but they remain silent about their own coercive 'panel oppression.'"

Earlier, Kim revealed that he had agreed to appear on MBC's 'News Outside' live broadcast on the 14th, but this decision was unilaterally canceled, and he demanded that Park Sung-je, president of MBC, explain the reason.

Kim pointed out, "MBC did not respond to my public question asking who ordered the unilateral refusal of my appearance on 'News Outside' and what the reason for the refusal was. MBC even lied, saying they adjusted the segment due to technical issues to avoid having me appear, but at the time I was supposed to appear, 'News Outside' aired smoothly with a different panelist without any technical problems."

He then said, "The current MBC is a 'pro bully' that uses broadcasting as a weapon to selectively incite and oppress the public by choosing only those they want to see, hear, speak to, and meet," and proposed a one-on-one final debate with President Park.

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