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Cho Dong-yeon, who was the first person recruited by the Democratic Party's Election Response Committee, stepped down after three days of being appointed as controversy over privacy arose. Candidate Jae-myung Lee said that he felt sad and heavy, and said that the candidate himself would bear all responsibility.



Correspondent Han Se-hyeon.



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Song Young-gil, chairman of the Democratic Party, who volunteered for an emergency press conference, said that Cho Dong-yeon, co-chair of the permanent election task force, had announced his resignation by phone, saying, "Please stop the attack on my family."



At the same time, some media criticized with a strong tone, saying that they were even disclosing the identity of Chairman Cho's children.



[Song Young-gil / Democratic Party Representative: It is a matter that both parties agreed to 10 years ago and are forming a separate family, but the mean act of attacking by revealing the child's face is... .] The



Democratic Party filed a complaint with the prosecution against lawyer Kang Yong-seok of the YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Center', who raised suspicions about the privacy of Chairman Cho, on charges of defamation and violation of the Election Act.



Chairman Song said he would meet and talk directly with Chairman Cho on the weekend, but Chairman Cho is said to have refused to resign, saying, "I will protect children from attacks that kill personality."



The 'No. 1 recruited talent' resigned midway after three days of exceptional appointment.



Presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung wrote on social media that he would take all responsibility as the candidate and apologized to Chairman Cho's family.



Inside the party, 'insolvency verification'Criticism of the voices erupted.



[Roh Woong-rae, Democratic Party Member/Director of the Democratic Research Institute (YTN Radio): It is a personnel verification mistake, a failure that occurred in the process of recruiting overheated talent...

Is it not possible to thread a needle through the waist of a needle even in a hurry?]



Another Democratic Party lawmaker also targeted Song, saying, "Chairman Song elected Chairman Cho without going through the party's official verification process."



Candidate Lee is concentrating on expanding his field through 'renewal of his predecessor', but it is inevitable that he will catch his breath as there is a setback in recruiting talent, which is another axis.



(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)