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Our coverage confirmed that Kim Dae-geul, the third son of Kim Dae-jung, the third son of Kim Jong-jung, recently asked for the appointment of his former sister, Donggyo-dong, as the'National Cultural Property'.

Regarding the sisters of Donggyo-dong, lawmaker Kim and his older brother, Kim Hong-up, chairman of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center, are arguing for inheritance.

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Kim Dae-jung, the former president of Donggyo-dong, Seoul, is a two-story detached house built in 2002, just before Kim retired from his former home until 1995.

Last month, it was confirmed that three male lawmakers Kim Hong-gul submitted an application to Mapo-gu Office to designate this place as a “national cultural property” as owner.

The application was made as a registered cultural property, which is less demanding than the designated cultural property.

Even today, the nameplate of the late Kim Dae-jung couple hangs on the gate, but this home does not meet the requirements of the Nationally Designated Cultural Heritage that the prototype must be preserved for more than 100 years.

Rep. Kim said that even though his sister was not old, he applied for it as a cultural asset because it was of sufficient value from a democratic history perspective.

Donggyo-dong's sister-in-law is now fighting with her younger son Hong-up for a legacy issue.

Rep. Kim Hong-geul claims that he inherited the property of his mother's mother, Hee-ho Lee, while lawmaker Kim Hong-up has been in a legal dispute saying she has violated her will to use it as a memorial.

If it is designated as a cultural property, it will receive a property tax reduction benefit from the national subsidy for management, and Congressman Kim explained that it is necessary to operate the sister as a memorial hall in the future.

[Kim Hong-geul Representative of the Clinic's Office: Designated as a cultural property in the country, and if that happens, can the museum be made more quickly and meaningfully... .]

President Kim Hong-up said, "It seems to be making an excuse for not keeping the will," and criticized Assemblyman Kim as "the trick" to give legitimacy to inheritance.

(Video editing: Moo-Hwan Cho, VJ: Hyung-Jin Kim)