Yong Hye-in: "What is the reason to appoint Lee Dong-gwan despite the school violence controversy?"

Lee Dong-gwan, Special Advisor for External Cooperation at the Presidential Office, who has been embroiled in controversy over allegations of school violence involving his child, is expected to be appointed as the vacant Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission as early as the 28th. Meanwhile, Yong Hye-in, a lawmaker from the Basic Income Party, criticized, "What is the reason to appoint this special advisor while enduring the school violence controversy and pushing through head-on?"

On the 28th, during YTN's 'News King Park Ji-hoon,' Rep. Yong said, "There are allegations of school violence involving this special advisor's child. This is a very sensitive issue in Korean society, and even Jeong Soon-shin, a former candidate for the National Police Agency chief who is a former prosecutor, was dropped because of it."

Former Senior Secretary Dong-kwan Lee / Photo by Yonhap News

He added, "I think this special advisor is the best domestic expert in media control techniques, and because he is a genius in media oppression, I want to say that they are forcing this special advisor's appointment despite all these reckless moves. Today, Park Sung-joong, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, analyzed the tendencies of recent radio current affairs program participants, counting how many are from the ruling party and how many from the opposition, and issued a condemnation. This kind of evaluation is exactly what this special advisor did during the MB (Lee Myung-bak) administration."

In response, Kim Jong-hyuk, former Emergency Committee member of the People Power Party, who appeared together, said, "I have no idea on what basis you are making such statements," and countered, "Calling this special advisor a media control technician or a genius of media control is an excessive and defamatory expression toward him."

Former Emergency Committee member Kim continued, "There were reports about this special advisor's child's school violence issue for several months. But you also know why and how it died down. The person involved came out and said, 'I am getting along well with that friend.' However, one broadcasting station, despite confirming such details through text messages with the victim, did not report on it."

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