Democratic Party of Korea files ethics complaint against Yoon Han-hong regarding his deal with Myung Tae-gyun

Cho Kuk, leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party, speaks during an open press conference on the draft of the impeachment bill of President Yoon Suk-yeol in front of the statue of Admiral Yi-Sun-sin at Gwanghwamun Square in Jung-gu, Seoul. Sung Dong-hoon

The Democratic Party of Korea filed a complaint against Yoon Han-hong, a member of the People’s Power Party, with the National Assembly's Ethics Committee on November 20, saying, “The circumstances of Rep. Yoon's attempt to appease Myung Tae-gyun by asking him to release certain recordings about the president have been reported in the media.”

Deputy Floor Leader Park Seong-joon met with reporters after submitting a disciplinary proposal against Yoon to the National Assembly's drafting department, saying, “After the recording of Myung Tae-gyun and President Yoon Suk-yeol was released on October 31, Yoon contacted Myung and tried to cajole him,” adding, “It was a serious matter that involved not only persuasion but also trading, which is a behavior that has lost its dignity as a lawmaker.”

Earlier, spokesperson Han Min-soo said, “The report states that right after the release of the voice recording of President Yoon Suk-yeol saying, ‘Nominate Kim Young-sun, the former People’s Power Party lawmaker.’ Representative Yoon asked Myung Tae-gyun to play the recording of President Yoon getting angry and saying, ‘Don't talk to my wife and mother-in-law,’ and that Myung mentioned the investigation without detention in return.”

“What is important is that there is also a recording of a phone call in which President Yoon called Myung Tae-gyun again the day after he was angry with him, apologized for an hour, and expressed the difficulties in regime change,” said Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. He also pointed out that “Representative Yoon is aware of the existence of this recording, so he requested that only the recording in which the president was angry be released.” Park criticized Yoon's behavior as “a tactic of appeasement and destruction of evidence and a devious backroom trading to water down the suspicion of President Yoon's nomination involvement by selectively releasing the recordings.”

CBS No Cut News and others reported on November 19 that, based on a recording of a phone call between Myung and a key ruling party official, Mr. A, on November 3, before Myung's detention, “it was confirmed that Yoon tried to appease Myung before his detention.” During the last presidential election, then-candidate Yoon Seok-yeol had called Myung angrily, saying, “Don't talk to my wife and mother-in-law,” and Yoon had demanded that Myung release the recording of the call. “In return, Myung mentioned the prosecution's investigation guidelines against him, including the 'investigation without detention,'” the outlet said.

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