President on In Yohan's Remarks: "There Is No Such Thing... The Party Will Handle It"

In Yohan "President Signals to Do Whatever Is Needed for the Party Without Hesitation"
Presidential Office Draws Line on Intervening in Party Issues

The Presidential Office stated on the 16th that there was "no such thing" in response to the remarks by In Yo-han, the Innovation Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, who said, "A signal came from the Presidential Office to boldly do whatever is necessary for the party and us until the end with conviction." The Presidential Office drew a line regarding In's implication of President Yoon Seok-yeol's intentions.

A senior official of the Presidential Office made this statement when a reporter met him at the Yongsan Presidential Office in the afternoon and said, "There was a commotion because it was said that the Presidential Office supported the innovation plan promoted by the Innovation Committee."

Chairman In has been demanding that the party leadership, senior members, and those considered pro-Yoon either run in difficult constituencies or not run at all. In particular, on the previous day’s YTN radio, In said, "About ten days ago, I asked several people that I wanted to meet President Yoon," adding, "Although I did not receive direct contact from the President, the response was that 'a meeting could cause too much misunderstanding. Just carry out your duties with conviction until the end and boldly do what the party needs'?that was the signal I received."

In response, Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party, criticized, saying, "Unrefined remarks were reported through the media. This is undesirable both for innovation and for the party," and, "It is not appropriate to mention the President, who is not involved in party affairs, in relation to internal party issues."

The senior official also reiterated, "(Internal party issues) are matters for the party to handle on their own."

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Chairman In mentioned President Yoon to quell backlash and push through his opinions, but the Presidential Office clarified that it does not intervene in internal party matters. Because of this, it is expected that the momentum of Chairman In and the Innovation Committee’s activities will weaken.

Meanwhile, regarding controversies such as stocks, golf, and school violence involving the children that surfaced during the confirmation hearing process of Kim Myung-soo, the nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Navy Admiral), the senior official said, "The military is a special place," adding, "As public officials, moral qualifications are necessary, and since it is a highly specialized profession that protects the lives and safety of the people, it must be carefully considered." He also refrained from commenting further, saying, "It is difficult to make a judgment now as the adoption of the (confirmation) report has not yet been decided by the National Assembly."

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