Min Kyung-wook Repeatedly Claims 'Chinese Hacker Theory,' Faces Criticism for "Continuing to Spread Rumors"
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the Future United Party, demanded that Min Kyung-wook, a United Party lawmaker who claims that Chinese hackers were involved in manipulating the early voting of the 21st general election, "leave the party."
On the 25th, Ha wrote on his Facebook, "Min Kyung-wook is practicing spell politics by repeating 'Follow the Party' like a magical incantation," and added, "It is time for Min to 'Leave the Party.'"
He continued, "It has been five days since that phrase came out, but Min still cannot provide a reasonable explanation," and pointed out, "If you combine and convert numbers in Min's way, you can create every letter in the world."
He also urged, "(Min) continues to spread rumors," and "I hope he voluntarily leaves the party."
On the afternoon of the 11th, at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul, during the rally for uncovering the truth behind the 21st general election suspicions and restoring national sovereignty, Min Kyung-wook, a member of the United Future Party, claimed that a large number of proportional voting ballots were found unmarked and without the election supervisor's seal. / Photo by Yonhap News
Earlier, on the 21st, Min held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office and claimed, "A programmer who schemed election fraud scattered a secret mark known only to himself in countless combinations of numbers," and "I found it out."
He explained, "After decoding the arranged numbers into binary and adding a zero in front to change the characters, the slogan 'Follow the Party' appeared," and "The Chinese Communist Party's slogan is 'Forever with the Party,' but if you remove 'forever,' it becomes 'Follow the Party.'"
Since then, Min has repeatedly posted the phrase on his Facebook posts, continuously asserting the so-called 'Chinese hacker interference theory' in the general election.
On the 24th, Min also mentioned a phone call with Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the United Party, on Facebook, again raising the Chinese hacker theory.
He claimed, "Floor Leader Joo told me, 'We cannot definitively say there was election fraud, so we will watch the recount,'" and "He reportedly waved off concerns about election fraud to another acquaintance, saying the party would be hurt twice or thrice if the issue is raised."
He added, "The hope torture is enough now. I will shout alone."
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