“No one will believe Yongsan’s brother-in-law’s explanation”,
Former Minister of Environment, Yoon Yeojun’s interview on October 11, 2016. Reporter Kim Jinsu [email protected],
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, ‘A conservative elder’s bitter criticism has arisen regarding the presidential office’s explanation that the “brother” mentioned in the KakaoTalk messages exchanged between Kim Lady and key figure Myung Taekyun, involved in the suspicion of Kim Geon-hee’s nomination interference, is a “relative brother.”‘,
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, ‘Former Minister of Environment Yoon Yeojun appeared on CBS’ “Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show” on the 16th, saying, “The presidential office too is desperate, so how embarrassed they must be. They need to come up with a solution, there’s no straightforward way, so they came up with a clever idea, but the people must believe it,” he said. He added, “It seems that no one believes it.”‘,
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, ‘Born in 1939, Yoon, who served as Secretary to the President for Public Affairs and Minister of Environment under the Roh Tae-woo and Kim Young-sam administrations, is known as a ‘conservative venerable.’,
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, ‘When asked by the host whether it seems unlikely that the ‘brother’ in the KakaoTalk conversation is the Lady Kim’s close brother, Yoon responded, “It doesn’t seem likely,” adding, “Who would take it at face value in the present situation?”‘,
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, ‘In a screenshot of a conversation posted by Myung on Facebook on the 15th, Kim asked for forgiveness for her “naive brother who talks nonsense,” saying, “I fully trust Teacher Myung. My brother doesn’t understand. What does he know?”‘,
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Screenshot of Myung Taekyun’s Facebook message (left), Kim Geon-hee, the wife of Kim Seok-yeol, who accompanied President Kim Seok-yeol on his state visit to the Philippines, saluting the national flag at the embassy dinner held at Peninsula Hotel in Manila on the afternoon of the 6th (local time) (right). Yonhap News,
, ‘Responding to the host’s statement that he seems to sigh deeply every time he appears on the radio, Yoon criticized strongly, saying, “The nation has lost its decorum. When the President and the First Lady are accused of such things and such revelations come out, it will be told abroad by the foreign press too…(the country) will be known outside as well.” He emphasized, “How miserable the people must be. It’s a disgrace to the country, I am of the same clan as (Yoon) President Yoon, so it’s Yoon’s disgrace.”‘,
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, ‘Yoon demanded that Lady Kim give up all public roles except for some ceremonial roles. He said, “It means she should stop doing anything at all,” and added, “Without undergoing investigation into the suspicions (such as Deutsche Motors stock manipulation) she is being dragged into, there will be no recovery.”‘,
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, ‘As the prosecution, which is investigating Lady Kim’s involvement in the Deutsche Motors stock manipulation suspicion, is expected to dispose of the case without charges soon, Yoon said, “Legally, yes, but would the people believe it? Kim Lady should declare that she will undergo investigation first,” he said. “If she can’t be declared innocent after reaching that level, why can’t she be declared innocent? I see it as having passed the stage of making a public apology.”‘,
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, ‘On the so-called ‘Hannam-dong Seven’ controversy, referring to the close staff members in the presidential office associated with Lady Kim, Yoon pointed out, “It doesn’t make sense. It would be a disgrace if they fail to fulfill their roles according to their rank.”‘,
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