Mom Cafe Member Who Posted About 'Gapjil 3-Term Lawmaker' Visits Han Ki-ho, Pleads Tearfully

Office of the Lawmaker "The Original Distributor Pleads for Leniency with Tears"

A woman who claimed that a 'power-abusing lawmaker' was behind the death of a new teacher at Seo-i Elementary School in Seocho-gu, Seoul, personally visited Han Ki-ho, a member of the People Power Party, to apologize.

Previously, speculative posts about the background of Teacher A's death circulated on online communities, with claims that a parent or family member who filed malicious complaints was a prominent politician, and Han was identified as the person involved in the suspicion.

On the afternoon of the 20th, mourners lined up in front of Seoi Elementary School in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 21st, a staff member from Han's office told Yonhap News Agency, "A woman who was the first to spread the 'lawmaker involvement rumor' on the internet came to the National Assembly Members' Office Building this morning to ask for leniency."

The woman, who introduced herself as a mother of an elementary school child, reportedly shed tears while pleading for leniency from Han.

However, Han is said to have stated that the damage to his political career is so severe that personal visits for forgiveness will not lead to being forgiven.

Han also reportedly said, "You may have written it for fun, but only 30,000 people have directly seen that post," adding, "Because 30,000 people saw and spread it, it went viral nationwide, didn't it?"

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