Justice Cho Jae-yeon, who was mentioned as 'he' in the so-called Daejang-dong transcript of <Anchor>



, held a press conference today (23rd) and refuted the suspicions surrounding him head-on.

Justice Cho, who claimed he had never met Kim Man-bae, also expressed discomfort that his name was mentioned in the TV debate for the presidential candidate.



Reporter Han So-hee will tell you.



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[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: 'He' is being reported as Supreme Court Justice Cho Jae-yeon...

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Just two days after the real name was revealed at the presidential debate, Justice Cho Jae-yeon, the party concerned, volunteered to hold a press conference.



He refuted the allegations by bringing up an anonymous media report that raised the suspicion and a politician's SNS post asking him to investigate the corruption of the incumbent Supreme Court Justice.



[Cho Jae-yeon / Supreme Court Justice: I have never met Kim Man-bae, either publicly or privately.

There was no one-on-one or one-on-one conversation with anyone who said that he was involved in the Daejang-dong incident.]



Regarding Kim Man-bae's transcript remarks that his daughter lives in an apartment in Suwon owned by the Kim family, two of the three daughters were married in Seoul and Yongin, respectively. He was living in Jukjeon, and one explained that he was living with himself.



[Jaeyeon Cho/Judge Justice: I will respond immediately if any organization requests for the submission of necessary materials.]



He also said that none of him, his family, or relatives had received an apartment in Daejang-dong.



He also expressed his embarrassment over the fact that his real name was revealed at the presidential debate.



[Jae-yeon Cho / Justice: (In the discussion) You directly mentioned the name of the incumbent Supreme Court Justice.

It was unprecedented and unprecedented.]



When asked if he would take legal action against remarks made publicly under his real name or media reports, he said 'we are considering' it.



Prosecutors have requested that, if necessary, call him immediately and allow him to end the controversy.



The prosecution said that a substantial part of the fact-finding has been done, and that no conclusion has been reached yet.



(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, video editing: Kim Jun-hee)