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The Democratic Party of Korea launched a focused offensive targeting First Lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of President Yoon Seok-yeol, using the trial of Lee Jae-myung's wife Kim Hye-kyung as an opportunity. While Kim Hye-kyung was indicted on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, Kim Keon-hee has not been investigated despite controversies such as receiving luxury bags.

At the on-site Supreme Council meeting held at the Incheon City Party Office on the 26th, Senior Supreme Council Member Jeong Cheong-rae pointed out, "Kim Hye-kyung is indicted and even goes to trial over suspicions of providing a 100,000 won (meal), but First Lady Kim Keon-hee remains unharmed even after confessing to inflating her academic background and career."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held on the 23rd at the Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Kim Hye-kyung provided a meal worth about 100,000 won to party-related personnel in August 2021, after Lee Jae-myung declared his candidacy for the presidential primary, and was brought to trial on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act. In contrast, there have been no legal actions taken against First Lady Kim, according to Senior Council Member Jeong's criticism.

Senior Council Member Jeong claimed, "Is First Lady Kim Keon-hee a sacred being beyond the reach of the law rather than a person? Despite video evidence of her receiving luxury bags, she seems to be enjoying herself like an open car speeding on the Yangpyeong Expressway." This is interpreted as a combined criticism of the luxury bag receipt allegations against Kim and the preferential treatment suspicions involving her family related to the Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway.

Supreme Council Member Park Chan-dae also added, "The spouse of the leader of the main opposition party was subjected to 129 searches, while the prosecution is ignoring the fact that the president’s spouse received goods worth millions of won," and said, "Yoon Seok-yeol’s version of fairness is to turn a blind eye to crimes by himself and his family while thoroughly investigating even the smallest speck in others."

Kim Hye-kyung, spouse of Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

With about 40 days left until the general election, the Democratic Party claimed that the start of Kim Hye-kyung’s trial was intended to influence the election.

Spokesperson Park Sung-jun said in a written briefing that day, "Even if we concede a hundred times that (Kim Hye-kyung’s) charges are valid, it would only warrant a fine, but she was forcibly indicted," and added, "Bringing her to court to harass her can only be seen as an attempt to influence the election." He further stated, "(The prosecution) has become President Yoon’s tool to suppress the opposition party and is now manipulating the election as well."

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