Han Dong-hoon, the People's Power Party's representative candidate, said, ”Former candidate Hee-Ryong should apologize for lying that his family was involved in the nomination.” (Korea)

Candidate Han Dong-hoon, who ran for the People Power Party (ruling party) leadership election at the July 23rd party convention, said on the 9th that he "is an opportunity to apologize" for the allegations of personal recommendation raised by former candidate Won Hee-ryong.
In the first debate on the candidates for the party leadership, held at the TV Chosun studio that afternoon, Candidate Han said, "Former candidate Hee-Ryong made negative and unpopular remarks.
"I appreciate that he is not attacking me personally," he said, but he also mentioned the allegations of personal recommendation that the former candidate raised in an interview with JTBC on the 7th. This was when candidate Han was the emergency response committee chairman.
The claim is that he discussed the matter with his family in the past. Candidate Han said at a joint speech held in Gwangju the day before, "If that were to happen, I would immediately withdraw from the race."
In response to Candidate Han's question, the former candidate did not reply, referring to the recommendation of the party's election management committee that had called for a "fair party conference" the previous day. Candidate Han responded, "It is ridiculous to lie first and then halt the conference.
If you can't say who it is and there is no evidence, then just apologize," he demanded. "If it's true, then tell the truth, and if it's not, then apologize. Only then can we create a new political
"I think this will be the beginning of a culture where people are not slandering each other," he said. "If you have something to say, please say it here. If you say that I mobilized my family to intervene in the official recognition,
It's almost defamatory," he said. Candidate Han said, "The former candidate told one-sided lies and then had over 200 articles published without responding. The public will feel disappointed. This is the old
On the other hand, the former candidate, who was critical of candidate Han, said before his leadership debate that day, "Even though we are the ruling party, we are holding a party convention, but we are really fighting with each other.
I'm really sorry for showing you that I don't want to meet you and that you're stressed out over it," she said. She added, "I took this very seriously. I'll try to set an example for you first."