The fact that he did not reply to text messages, or in other words, "ignored read messages," has become a major issue at the People Power Party's national convention to be held on July 23. Candidate Han's side immediately
However, the situation has escalated into a battle over the truth, and the flames are getting even bigger. The truth was first revealed on the 4th when Kim Gyu-wan, head of the editorial department at CBS, said on a radio program,
Ahead of the general election on April 10, Mrs. Kim, who is under suspicion of receiving designer bags, sent a text message stating, "If necessary, I will accept any punishment from the party, including an apology to the people."
"I heard that Mrs. Kim felt insulted that Chairman Han did not respond," Kim said.
Immediately after the broadcast, Han Dong-hoon's camp officially denied the allegations, saying, "We state that the content of the message that was supposedly 'reconstructed' and broadcast on CBS Radio is not true."
After having breakfast with Seoul Mayor Oh Sehun at a restaurant in Seoul's Yongsan district, the candidate told reporters, "Is it wrong for the ruling party's emergency response committee chairman and the first lady to hold a public meeting in a private setting?
"During the general election period, we need to communicate with the President's Office through official channels and apologize in any way possible to ease public concerns," he said.
Candidate Han said, "I wonder why such a topic is being brought up at this point in time," but added, "Right now, we need to lead the party to unity.
I am attending the party convention to become the party leader, so I will not make any speculations or assumptions that would cause further confusion," he said, dismissing the rumor that he was behind the plot.
Party representative candidates Na Kyung-won, Won Hee-ryong, and Yoon Sang-hyun were facing Han.
After the swearing-in ceremony for fair party elections on the 5th, Won Hee-ryong, the candidate, told reporters, "By ignoring the First Lady's intention to apologize, we are trying to reverse the unfavorable public opinion in the election.
"The government missed the crucial opportunity to apologize, which was one of the biggest reasons that it ruined the election," he said, and demanded a responsible answer as to why the government arbitrarily ruined the opportunity for an apology.
Candidate Na Kyung-won also said at a meeting with reporters after the swearing-in ceremony, "The task of the People Power lawmakers was to treat the First Lady properly in the general election.
"He made the decision alone, without any discussion. This shows that candidate Han's political judgment is immature," he said, but added, "It is unintentional that this has become a hot topic at the time of the party convention.
Candidate Yoon Sang Hyun responded to Candidate Han's emphasis on "public measures" by saying, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry, ...
Considering that his 332 KakaoTalk conversations with Kim, who was the wife of the prosecutor general at the time, became a hot topic in the public eye, this is a sudden change of attitude.
"This is evidence of a lack of trust. How can he carry out his duties as the leader of the ruling party with such a trusting relationship?" he said.
"We had already officially announced our request for an apology in January, and we had subsequently conveyed our strong desire to apologise through official means to the President's office," he said.
"The claim that 'I did not allow her to apologize, so she did not apologize' is unreasonable and does not match the facts," he emphasized.
Regarding party-government relations, Han said, "The political goal of President Yoon and I is to ensure the success of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration to the end.
We have the same aspirations," he said.
2024/07/06 09:55 KST
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