Candidate Lee Jin-suk: "I did not use even 10,000 won of the corporate card for personal purposes"... What is the opposition's rebuttal?

Nominee Confirmation Hearing for the Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission

Candidate for Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission, Lee Jin-sook, maintained on the 24th that she did not use the corporate card for personal purposes during her tenure at MBC.

Lee Jin-sook, nominee for the Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission, is delivering a greeting at the confirmation hearing held on the 24th at the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

At the confirmation hearing held by the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee on the same day, Lee responded to a question from Lee Jung-heon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, regarding the use of the corporate card by stating, "I have never used it for anything other than work-related purposes."

Lee Jung-heon raised allegations of personal misuse by the candidate, saying, "According to the corporate card usage standards of Daejeon MBC, receipts from places considered unrelated to work, such as entertainment bars and nightclubs, cannot be processed."

He continued, "Upon checking how much the candidate used the corporate card within a 500-meter radius of the apartment in Daechi-dong, it was found that the card was used a total of 41 times, amounting to about 4 million won within that radius."

Furthermore, the lawmaker claimed, "In 2017, the candidate made several small payments totaling 12,000 won at a barley rice restaurant," adding, "The corporate card usage standards stipulate that personal expenses must be paid with a personal credit card."

He then questioned, "Who among the public would accept the explanation that a business meeting was held at a barley rice restaurant while having a 12,000 won meal?"

Candidate Lee explained that the small payments were for the meals of the chauffeur and responded, "I have never spent even 10,000 won for personal purposes."

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