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The father of former Auditor General Choi Jae-hyung, who participated in the Korean War, passed away.
The deceased left a message to his son to do his best, Choi said.
Political figures visited the mortuary, and President Moon Jae-in also sent harmony.
Correspondent Kim Hyung-rae.
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Korean War, the late Colonel Choi Young-seop, a reservist, served in the Battle of the Korean Strait.
The deceased, who opposed his son Choi Jae-hyung's participation in politics, the former chief of the Board of Audit and Inspection, said that he had recently changed his mind, saying, "Do your best."
[Choi Jae-hyung/Former Auditor General: The words you left in writing will light up the Republic of Korea.
As for the upbringing, do your best to me, that was the last upbringing that my father left for me.]
Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who has a link between Choi and 'Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Audit and Investigation', also visited the mortuary and met with former Director Choi.
[Yoon Seok-yeol / Former Prosecutor General: This is a place you should definitely come. So I came. Regardless of whether he was in politics or not, we were also the respected Chairman of the Audit Committee.]
There were no other stories about the two people who are considered as the influential and alternative runners outside the first opposition party.
Leaders of the People's Power, including Chairman Lee Jun-seok, also paid their condolences, repeatedly emphasizing the 'early entry into the party' of outsiders.
[Lee Jun-seok / of national power representatives: (slowing ipdang) if there is no rational reason, if they confined to political reasons I think it's called choice not receive less welcome;
foreign communication channels, gwonyoungse Foreign Relations chairman of the national forces. " In the future, we plan to discuss closely what type of admission Choi will take.”
President Moon Jae-in, who called Choi's mid-term resignation "an undesirable precedent," sent high-ranking staff to the mortuary to comfort him, and the ruling party leadership also paid condolences.
After the funeral process is over, Choi is expected to participate in politics in earnest, as announced yesterday (7th).
The time is approaching when, besides your father's will, you will have to explain why you should drop your job and run for office.
(Video coverage: Gong Jin-goo, Kim Nam-seong, Video editing: Choi Hye-young)
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