Park Ji-won: "Kim Nam-guk's News Factory Explanation Only Makes Things More Complicated... Do Not Let Him Appear"

"Voluntary Resignation Is Like Climbing the Guillotine by Oneself"

Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won described Representative Kim Nam-guk, who left the Democratic Party of Korea amid controversy over holding and investing in large amounts of virtual assets, as having "voluntarily stepped onto the guillotine."

On the 16th, Park posted on Facebook, sharing remarks made that morning on the YouTube program 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory.'

Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Park said, "Representative Kim's voluntary departure is like stepping onto the guillotine himself," and demanded, "If he cooperated with the prosecution investigation and apologized, he should reflect quietly."

Regarding Kim's denial and explanation of the allegations during the same broadcast the previous day, Park said, "Do not let Representative Kim appear on News Factory anymore. His explanations only make things more complicated."

Park further stated, "Cryptocurrency is legal in the U.S., illegal in China, and lawless in our country," adding, "I urged the National Assembly to legislate and revise laws, include virtual currency in public officials' asset declarations for disclosure, and conduct a full investigation of high-ranking public officials and lawmakers."

Regarding the government's electricity rate hike, he criticized, "Even after more than a year in power, they raise electricity rates and blame Moon Jae-in; they should rather blame Edison, who invented electricity."

Meanwhile, Representative Kim apologized on the broadcast the previous day for trading coins during his standing committee activities but said about the transaction amounts, "They were so small that I don't remember exactly. It was probably at the level of a few thousand won." He denied all other allegations, including receiving free coins.

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