Song Young-gil's Failure to Appear... Kim Byung-min Calls It "Hollywood Action"

Kim Byung-min, a Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, criticized former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil, who was identified as the core figure in the 'money envelope' suspicion, calling it a "Hollywood action" after Song voluntarily appeared before the prosecution but the investigation was canceled.

On the 2nd, Kim said through his social media (SNS), "Isn't it impossible to cover up the truth about the money envelope with a Hollywood action?"

Former leader Song Young-gil, identified as the key suspect in the 2021 Democratic Party of Korea's party convention cash envelope scandal, voluntarily appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 2nd and is making a statement. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Former leader Song voluntarily appeared before the prosecution that day but was refused investigation, and he denied his charges to the reporters gathered at the scene. At the same time, he said, "Please do not harass those around me and please arrest me, Song Young-gil."

Regarding this, Kim criticized, "'If you are going to boldly shout 'Arrest me,' you should just coolly admit the charges," and added, "When asked directly by reporters whether there was distribution of money envelopes, he dodged by saying, 'I was running around every 30 minutes as a candidate... There may be situations I am unaware of,' thus avoiding responsibility."

He continued, "The person who voluntarily appeared saying not to harass those around him shifts responsibility by saying he may not know about what people around him did, even though it is not his matter," and criticized, "This is a cowardly excuse that shames a politician who once led the ruling party of the Republic of Korea."

Kim said, "It's not like a stew that is reused every season, but the Democratic Party's trademark 'blaming the prosecution' was brought up again, claiming 'political planned investigation' and 'political oppression,' and also saying, 'How can we trust the prosecution of the Republic of Korea?'" He added, "How long will you keep blaming the prosecution like a broken record to evade your crimes?"

He said, "Suddenly, I recalled the article that Kim Eui-gyeom was about to be appointed as spokesperson not long ago. Was Kim Eui-gyeom needed for this kind of response?" and added, "I will watch whether the Democratic Party will praise former leader Song’s low-level behavior of turning even the prosecution’s legitimate investigation into political acts as a 'great vessel' and 'a politician without greed for power.'"

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