The Democratic Party announced today (6th) that in relation to the posting of a hypothetical video on the party's official channel that the late former President Roh Moo-hyun supports presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, it has issued a warning to the headquarters and has taken down the video.
The Democratic Party posted a video on the official YouTube channel 'Deli Minju' yesterday with the title 'Even if I think twice, it's Lee Jae-myung #Roh Moo-hyun's letter'.
In this two-minute video, a fictional former President Roh Moo-hyun appeared and said, "I, Roh Moo-hyun, dream of a world in which people live, rise from poverty and adversity, think of only the people, and fight for the rightful candidate Lee Jae-myung, who does not compromise with injustice and overcomes vested interests. I support it."
Also included was the content, "My wife, Mrs. Kwon Yang-sook, also supported candidate Lee Jae-myung, who resembles me. You did a great job. Thank you."
However, online communities and social media (SNS) have raised criticism that it is inappropriate to post these videos on the Democratic Party's official YouTube channel.
The Democratic Party deleted the video from the channel after the controversy arose.
In a notice sent to reporters on the same day, Kwon Hyuk-ki, head of the public affairs department of the election committee, explained, "The video of the late former president Roh Moo-hyun was not produced by the Democratic Party or the election committee, but by supporters."
He continued, "I posted this video on the Delhi Democratic Party yesterday, and I took it down due to criticism.