Kim Du-kwan: "No Connection Between Jeon-dae Money Envelope Allegation and Lee Jae-myung"

Emphasizing the Need for Thorough Investigation Within the Party
"Lee Jeong-geun's Recording? Seems Leaked from Prosecution"

Kim Du-kwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 17th regarding the 'party convention money envelope suspicion' that "I understand that Representative Lee Jae-myung is not directly related."

On the morning of the 17th, Kim appeared on YTN Radio's 'News King Park Ji-hoon' and said, "There was once talk of 'Lee Sim Song Sim' (李心宋心, meaning the heart of Representative Lee Jae-myung is the heart of former Representative Song Young-gil) during the party convention, but that has not been confirmed."

Kim added, "At the time of the 2021 party convention, the candidates Song Young-gil, Hong Young-pyo, and Woo Won-shik were decided by a narrow margin, so it was quite fierce," and "Since our party's incumbent lawmakers and regional committee heads supported certain candidates in some form, there would have been direct or indirect connections."

He continued, "An incident that should never have happened occurred, and the public is strongly criticizing our Democratic Party," adding, "Since this is an issue related to an internal party election, the prosecution is investigating, but our party will likely form a fact-finding committee or thoroughly investigate through the party ethics tribunal to hold those responsible accountable, which seems to be the general public opinion."

Kim Du-gwan, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Regarding the recorded file of former Democratic Party Deputy Secretary-General Lee Jung-geun, he said, "I have a reasonable suspicion that the prosecution provided it to the media to change the situation." Kim expressed doubt, saying, "It is hard to say the investigation is excessive, but if the prosecution did not leak it, would it be possible for each recording to be fully disclosed to the media?"

On the whereabouts of former Representative Song, including his return to the country, Kim said, "He will not be free from ethical responsibility," and added, "Since Representative Song is a major politician who has served as party leader and mayor of Incheon, I believe he will carefully consider and decide on various matters, including the issue of returning."

Kim said, "Since this is an internal party convention issue, the party must form a fact-finding team or conduct an ethics tribunal," and "Even if the prosecution's investigation proceeds, since this is an internal party matter, it should be thoroughly investigated within the party, and those who must take responsibility should be held accountable accordingly."

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