Yoon Seok-yeol on Lee Soon-ja's 'Proxy Apology': "I Have Nothing to Say"

People Power Party's presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol is visiting the 'Masquerade Exhibition' held at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 27th, viewing the exhibited works together with young artists. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the 27th, Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, commented on the 'proxy apology' made by the late former President Jeon Du-hwan's wife, Lee Soon-ja, at the funeral ceremony, saying, "I have nothing special to say about that."

On the same day, Yoon met with reporters at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and responded to the question, "How do you view Ms. Lee's proxy apology for events that occurred during the administration, excluding the May 18 incident?" by saying the above.

When asked, "Can we understand that Kim Byung-joon, the standing election committee chairman, is the top leader of the campaign?" he said, "I think terms like 'top one' or 'top two' don't quite fit with a democratic election campaign method," and emphasized, "The election committee is the headquarters of the campaign. Decision-making related to the election is done through a consultative body."

He added, "The same goes for me. Being a candidate doesn't mean I do whatever I want," and "Once the basic direction on major issues is decided, the party and the election organization must move accordingly."

Regarding the appointment of former lawmaker Kim Seong-tae, who is currently on trial over allegations of preferential hiring related to Yoon's daughter at KT, as the head of the functional headquarters of the election committee, Yoon explained, "The case is a bit old, so I don't remember it well."