The 'Appointment Letter from Yoon Camp' Given to Won Hee-ryong... "What Is This?"

Former Jeju Governor and People Power Party presidential candidate Won Hee-ryong is answering reporters' questions at the Daegu City Party Office on the morning of the 20th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] In the campaign of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate from the People Power Party, an 'appointment letter' was sent to his competitor, former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong. In response, former Governor Won expressed feeling 'bewildered.'

On the 19th, former Governor Won posted on Facebook, "What on earth is this?" along with a photo of the 'Yoon Seok-yeol People Power Campaign Appointment Letter.'

The photo shows that the appointment letter was received via Won's KakaoTalk. Although former Governor Won also posted an emoticon saying "I'm bewildered," he later deleted the post.

Screenshot of former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong's Facebook page

This issue was mentioned again at a press conference in Daegu and Gyeongbuk on the 20th. When asked about it by reporters, former Governor Won said, "These days, I receive so many text messages that I ignored it at first, but later I saw that there was something related to this (the appointment letter), so I was astonished."

He continued, "I showed my reaction, and a very polite explanation and apology came immediately from the campaign official, so I thought it would not be appropriate for the candidate to be directly involved in this situation," adding, "There are many other more important issues, so I took it down right away (from Facebook)."