[2025 National Audit] Kim Dongyeon Responds to Questions About Secretary Kim Hyunji: "Let's Talk About Provincial Affairs"

On the 21st, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dongyeon indirectly criticized the fact that Hyunji Kim, the First Secretary to the President, became a topic of discussion during the National Assembly's audit of Gyeonggi Province, saying, "I don't know what relevance this person has to the current administration of Gyeonggi Province," and added, "Please talk about the affairs of Gyeonggi Province."

Governor Kim made these remarks at the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province, held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Complex on the same day, in response to a question from Assemblyman Seo Beomsoo of the People Power Party regarding Secretary Kim Hyunji.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dongyeon is speaking at the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province on the 21st. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

Governor Kim stated, "I don't understand why this person (Secretary Kim Hyunji) is being discussed at the audit of Gyeonggi Province, and I also don't understand why I am being asked questions about her," and continued, "Earlier, Assemblyman Joo Ho-young asked me about the death of the head of Yangpyeong County after the special prosecutor's investigation, and when I answered that I did not pay condolences or express an opinion because it could become a political dispute, he asked what was political about it. This is exactly what constitutes a political dispute."

He went on to say, "Please focus on discussing the affairs of Gyeonggi Province," and added, "I don't see the significance of a Grade 5 special government official who retired a long time ago, and I don't need to know about her, so I don't understand why these questions keep coming up here."

Previously, Assemblyman Seo Beomsoo raised several political controversies and suspicions, stating, "I understand that Secretary Kim Hyunji worked at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government from August 2018 to October 2021."

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