[Anchor]
Kim Young-sun, a former member of the People's Power who is suspected of violating the Political Fund Act, came out a little while ago after being investigated by the prosecution as a suspect. Let's go to the scene.
[Kim Young-sun]
It's another matter when it comes to taking money out of political funds like this and taking it again and again. In particular, there is no excuse for this part where Kang Hye-kyung reported her own contribution of 4,700 and took 9,700.
[Reporter]
The 97 million won that went to Myung Taekyun is from Kang Hye-kyung's account.
[Kim Young-sun]
Kang Hye-kyung took it in cash and borrowed it from two people, so I deposited it into their bank account.
[Reporter]
What you're talking about here is pollack...
[Kim Young-sun]
I split it between four people. I split it, but I paid it back in cash to two people, borrowed it into a bank account to two people, and paid it back into a bank account. That relationship was revealed.
[Reporter]
Then, how accurately can you tell me the total amount other than Myung Tae-kyun?
[Kim Young-sun]
It's 90 million won in total, and there's other money that Kang Hye-kyung borrowed from me.
[Reporter]
So what you said is that 90 million won went to three people other than Myung Tae-kyun? Then how much exactly did it go to Myung Taekyun?
[Kim Young-sun]
60 million won.
[Reporter]
Then what's known so far is exactly 60 million won, the one that went to Myung Taekyun.
[Kim Young-sun]
Since Kang Hye-kyung split it.
[Reporter]
After that, the prosecution must have asked about the nomination of a quid pro quo, but I'd like to hear how you answered.
[Kim Young-sun]
During the presidential election... For example, the presidential election is helped by a lot of people voluntarily and abstractly, but the nomination process is completely different. For example, most of the Democratic Party or the people's power and lawmakers have contributed to the presidential election, so can we say that it has a price to pay for? There isn't. And nomination is a very important point in terms of local activities and specifically the person's actions, and the presidential election is helping the whole country, so the correlation is very weak.
[Reporter]
One of the things that came out in the media reports during the time you were investigating today is that he kept talking to Myung Tae-kyun after the president took office. Have you heard anything from Myung Taekyun about that?
[Kim Young-sun]
You said that earlier. When one president is elected, there are about 3,000 people who are proud that I made a president, and then 3,000 presidents will be born. I told you that. And as Myung Tae-kyun said somewhere, if he becomes a candidate through a primary, the party will lead the election from then on. So in normal cases, I make suggestions with the president and thank you, it's great just to send emoticons. In my view, after the president is elected, there are not many parts that can be surrounded by the people who make up the administration, not the party, but the people who make up the administration, and yet you can listen to the people's livelihoods and mints until the end. You have to listen to everything until the end. But those are the questions of whether a person in the right position has done the right thing. What I feel is that on the eve of my inauguration...
[Anchor]
Former National Assembly member Kim Young-sun was investigated as a suspect at the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office today and came out a while ago to answer questions and questions with reporters. As expected, I'm being a total wife just like when I go in. And he said once again that he did not know about the allegations of intervention in the nomination of President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, and that he went to someone and shared the 97 million won he handed over to Myung Tae-kyun. He also saw Kang Hye-kyung take full responsibility for this part.
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