[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 19th, Ahn Min-seok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, commented on the recording of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, and Kim Geon-hee, saying, "It felt like looking down on Choi Soon-sil in the sense that they keep shamans close."
Ahn, who is the head of the general special advisory group of the Democratic Party's election campaign committee, said on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the same day, "Choi Soon-sil has a habit of mixing truth and falsehoods when she speaks. She then mesmerizes people. Then, with money and power, she seems to believe that anything can be solved. In that respect, the two are the same."
Regarding the broadcast of Kim's phone call recordings, he pointed out, "I had three impressions. First, Kim is not someone to be underestimated. The Kim who made a public apology last December and the Kim revealed in the recordings were completely different people. She had a very strong desire for power and was very interested in politics, giving that kind of image. It felt like seeing a copycat of Choi Soon-sil."
Regarding the People Power Party's disbandment of the network headquarters, he said, "I became more curious after seeing that Yoon immediately and swiftly disbanded the network headquarters suspected of including a person called Geonjin Beopsa. If they are confident and have no issues, they should just proceed as is."
On the additional release of Lee Jae-myung's recorded abusive language, he responded, "It had already been released, it was from 10 years ago, and he apologized." Regarding the People Power Party's claim that Lee Jae-myung's abusive language recordings should also be broadcast on public media, Ahn emphasized, "The court mostly allowed Kim's 7-hour recording files, and the court (issued an authoritative interpretation) that only the entire original file of Lee Jae-myung's sister-in-law's abusive language can be released (without editing). If the abusive parts are edited and broadcast, it would violate election law."
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