Han Dong-hoon, "Mrs. Kim needs to refrain from activities"...First public mention.

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Han Dong-hoon, chairman of the People's Power Party, agreed to the demand to refrain from public activities by Kim Gun-hee from the party.

While many voices are wary of cracks in the ruling party due to Han's public comments that came out for the first time, the Democratic Party of Korea is raising the level of its offensive targeting Kim every day.

Reporter Lim Sung-jae's report.

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Han Dong-hoon, who visited Busan to support the October 16 by-elections, expressed his first position on Kim Gun-hee's recent public activities.


If Mrs. Kim had refrained from her activities, there were not a few close friends, so she replied that she agreed.

[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of People's Power: (On the opinion that Mrs. Kim should refrain from activities), I think so, too. I didn't know what some MPs said, I think that's necessary.Regarding the allegation of Myung Tae-kyun, a key figure in the

Kim's intervention in the nomination, he also left a bone message saying that the people involved need to explain.

[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of the People's Power: The investigation should be conducted strictly and quickly. And those involved, those who think they are involved, should explain themselves confidently and honestly.]

In recent years, the difference in time between pro-Yoon and pro-limit has been frequently exposed, so amid mounting tensions, pro-Yoon-gye was wary of an expanded interpretation, saying Han seemed to have given a principled answer.

It seems to be trying to minimize the spark of conflict under the judgment that negative public opinion about Kim's public activities and a large stake in the party's approval rating, which has recently struggled, are in the confrontation within the party.

However, there was also a response that Han's public stance with the president and his wife was "the way to both die" when he walked his own line.

The voice of concern about whether CEO Han's mention of Myung Tae-kyun is raising the issue is also read in the same context.

In the meantime, the Democratic Party of Korea is focusing on an independent counsel offensive targeting Mrs. Kim.

After taking out the "common special prosecutor" card that neutralizes the president's right to demand, he is raising the level of the rental offensive every day, questioning the relationship between Kim and Myung Tae-kyun.

[Han Min-soo / Spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea] The lies in the president's office are growing like snowballs. The people are asking how far Myung Tae-kyun and Kim Gun-hee have intervened in state affairs and been manipulating them.

The ruling party is focusing on responding to the "double-handed special prosecution" from the opposition party, and the political circles are paying attention to what solution to the Kim issue, which has been blamed for the crack in the party.

I'm YTN's Lim Sungjae.

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