On the 30th of last month, Professor Jo Dong-yeon, who was appointed as the Co-Chairman of the Lee Jae-myung Camp at the Democratic Party of Korea Central Party Headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, is giving a greeting speech at the 'Announcement of the Appointment of Co-Chairmen of the Lee Jae-myung Camp'. / Photo by Yonhap News
[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Jo Dong-yeon, an assistant professor in the Department of Military Studies at Seokyeong University, who was appointed as the co-chair of the Democratic Party's joint campaign committee, has become embroiled in a personal controversy. Meanwhile, the lawyer representing the family of the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon stated, "If this is not managed properly, this election is over."
Jung Cheol-seung, the legal representative for the family of the late Mayor Park, wrote on his Facebook on the 2nd, "The biggest failure of the Moon Jae-in administration was a personnel disaster, and the Lee Jae-myung campaign has just repeated that mistake," expressing his opinion.
He continued, "Lee Jae-myung has given the impression of being a replay of Moon Jae-in," and criticized, "If this is not managed properly, I believe this election is over."
In another post, he also criticized, "From now on, the Democratic Party should never conduct personnel verification themselves but outsource it to lawyer Kang Yong-seok's Garosero Research Institute."
Earlier, lawyer Kang had revealed on the 1st a 2013 text message containing the results of a DNA test between Jo Dong-yeon's ex-husband and son, stating "non-paternity." The message included the phrase "The test result is a mismatch," sparking controversy over allegations of an extramarital child.
On the same day, Jo expressed in a radio interview, "For someone like me, am I not allowed to have the opportunity to show my children a more confident working mother after 10 years, or even 20 or 30 years after the divorce?"
She also said, "I understand many people must have felt uncomfortable because of my personal life. You must have felt anger as well, and I am very sorry and apologetic."
She explained, "From the beginning, my marriage was somewhat unbalanced, and it ended with wounds on both sides. I have lived quietly in the very narrow community of the military since then."
She added, "I understand that my ex-husband has since formed a new family and is raising children. I also believe that in my current family, I am raising our two children, especially our youngest, with the right love, and I will continue to do so."
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