People's Power today (17th) criticized the Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung for an apology for his son's gambling allegations, saying it was nothing more than a "conditional apology."



Won Il-hee, spokesman for the election, said in a commentary, "Lee and the Democratic Party should not treat the people as fools."



Spokesperson Won criticized, "After Lee's son's habitual illegal gambling, allegations of other illegal acts are pouring in. It's embarrassing to even talk about it, so it's not even worth discussing it."



Then, he listed yesterday's remarks by passport dignitaries, such as 'I wrote a review, but didn't do XXX' and 'It could be game money, not money,' and said, "Sophistry."



He also pointed out, "I think this candidate showed the technique of selective apology and ordered the Democratic Party to deal with the remaining allegations of illegal activity."



Regarding Lee's apology, spokesperson Won said, "It is similar to the technique of packaging the brutal murder of his nephew as 'date violence'. would have done,” he claimed.



CEO Lee Jun-seok appeared on the radio today and said, "(Lee) apologized for that part because the media presented a basis that could not be escaped."Later, when a more serious story emerges, they will ask if it was not a 'tail-cutting apology'.



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Kim Jong-in, chairman of the General Election Countermeasures Committee, also met with reporters in front of the Yeouido office and said, "The people will decide whether or not this ends with the apology of this candidate."



He also raised the suspicion of prostitution of the candidate's son and urged an investigation.



Kim Jin-tae, chairman of the party's Lee Jae-myung Corruption Verification Special Committee, said on the radio, "Young friends are writing here and there and going to massage parlors," he said.



Regarding the son's explanation to the effect of 'I went to a massage parlor but didn't do prostitution', he said, "The amount of the experience (written in the post) and the business leaflet is close to 200,000 won in one to two hours. A situation with a lot of suspicion." said.



Chairman Kim said, "If an ordinary person apologizes, there may be sympathy, but this candidate is different.



In addition, he said, "This candidate is guilty of three or four criminal offenses, and it is written in his autobiography that the candidate's father also habitually gambled, but even his son actually confessed to habitual gambling. added.



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