Myong Tae-kyun apologized for causing harm with recordings and claimed that Kang Hye-kyung demanded 20 million won. Kang refuted this, stating it’s not true.

Myeong: “Kang demanded 20 million won for stepfather’s hospital expenses”
Kang’s side: “Factually incorrect, targeting me… Will take legal action”

◆…[Photo capture from Taegyun Myeong’s Facebook],
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, “Myeong Taegyun, a central figure in the suspicions involving Kim Kun-hee’s ‘interference in nominations’ and ‘poll manipulation’, expressed his apologies on the 7th, a day before facing prosecution questioning.”,

, ‘Myeong posted on Facebook at 9:25 AM that day, ahead of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s national address and press conference at 10 AM. ‘,

, ‘In his post, Myeong stated, “I sincerely apologize to those who were hurt by the recorded statements disclosed due to my careless words and actions.” ‘,

, ‘He further claimed, “Kang Haekyung, who disclosed the recordings, demanded 20 million won for her stepfather’s hospital bills, and driver Mr. Kim threatened by demanding a proportional representation seat in the National Assembly.” ‘,

, ‘The Democratic Party released a recording of a call between President Yoon and Myeong on May 9, ahead of the June 2022 by-election.’,

, ‘According to the recording, when President Yoon said, “The nominating committee brought this to me, so I instructed them to support Kim Young-sun as she campaigned hard from the primaries, but there’s a lot of talk in the party,” Myeong responded with, “I will never forget this kindness for the rest of my life. Thank you.” ‘,

, “Kang Haekyung, the accounting officer for former lawmaker Kim Young-sun, testified at the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee hearing on the 21st of last month, alleging that during the presidential election, Myeong conducted an ‘illegal poll’ for then-candidate Yoon, and in exchange, Kim received a nomination in the June 2022 by-election, with suspicions of intervention by Kim Kun-hee in the nomination process.”,

, ‘Myeong is expected to appear as a suspect at the Changwon District Prosecutor’s Office on the 8th. He is accused of violating the Political Funds Act by receiving over 90 million won over several transactions from August 2022 from former lawmaker Kim Young-sun’s side, who was elected in the Changwon Uichang district by-election.’,

, ‘On the other hand, regarding Myeong’s revelations, Kang’s side stated, “Myeong’s claims are not true, and the assertions of money demands and threats for proportional representation are factually incorrect,” adding, “It seems like they are targeting driver Kim and myself, but there is no need to respond, and we will proceed legally.” \n’]