Yoon Geon-young: "Is meeting my party's presidential candidate in broad daylight news?... If confident in the investigation, speak with results"

"Getting Messier... Prosecution Uses People Who Stay Quiet as They Please"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 25th, Yoon Geon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed displeasure over reports that former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Director Yoo Dong-gyu testified to the prosecution that he introduced himself to Lee Jae-myung, the party leader, during the last presidential election, saying, "I don't understand why a Democratic Party lawmaker meeting a party presidential primary candidate becomes news."

Interview_Yoon Geon-young, Former Director of the Blue House National Situation Room./Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

On the same day, Rep. Yoon refuted Yoo's testimony on Facebook, stating, "It is naturally not decisive that a specific person's introduction matters."

Rep. Yoon questioned, "Moreover, it was not a secret meeting hidden from others' eyes; it was held at Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office in broad daylight with many people around. If it were something extremely secretive, would it have been held like that?"

Having served as the Chief of the National Situation Room at the Blue House during the Moon Jae-in administration, he said, "My fellow lawmakers joke with me, asking if this makes me pro-Lee (pro-Lee Jae-myung). The Chosun Ilbo even reported that I am being criticized by pro-Moon supporters."

He continued, "It's absurd. Does meeting a party's presidential candidate make one part of that faction? If that were the case, I would have been pro-Lee Nak-yeon long ago. The meals I had with him are incomparable."

Rep. Yoon wrote, "Seeing media reports even mentioning communication records, it seems the prosecution has a planned scenario. And certain conservative media are joining in to push the atmosphere," adding, "It was already like this, but it’s getting dirtier."

He emphasized, "I hope the prosecution does not exploit innocent people for their own purposes. If they are confident in their investigation, they should speak through the investigation results," and added, "There is no reason to drag unnecessary people into media play."

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