In addition, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-guk started to explain the photo floating around on social media, saying that Lee Jae-myeong and former Ssangbangul Group chairman Kim Seong-tae were together. It turned out that the photo was a family photo of CEO Lee.
Rep. Kim posted a picture of the problem on Facebook and Twitter on the night of the 17th and said, “False information is being spread, so the help of party members is desperately needed. This photo, which is now spreading on social media, is a family photo of CEO Lee.”
In the photo, CEO Lee, holding a bouquet of flowers, held hands with a sturdy man wearing glasses and lifted them up. Under the photo, ‘If you opened your mouth, you would lie, Lee Jae-myeong and Ssangbang-bang Kim Seong-tae have never met? Then what is this picture?’
Rep. Kim explained this photo as “a photo taken with his family on January 23, 2017 at the Orient Watch Factory, announcing his candidacy for the presidential election.” He continued, “(The rumor) is obviously false, and it is an attempt to fabricate and manipulate people who have no one-sided knowledge.”
In fact, at the time, CEO Lee held a press conference in front of the Orient Watch building in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, announcing his candidacy for the presidential election. In the photo, the man holding Kim Hye-gyeong’s hand is the eldest son Dong-ho, and the man holding Lee’s hand is his second son Yun-ho.
Rep. Kim said, “CEO Lee has never met former Chairman Kim, and he does not have a phone number.” you will know Nevertheless, I close my eyes to these obvious false facts.”
“If such false information is spread on SNS such as KakaoTalk, a detailed description of the SNS, the name of the group chat room, the ID of the sender, the date and time the message was sent, and other information that can identify the person who spread the false information Capture the back, explain and report it,” he asked supporters.
On the 15th, right before returning to Korea, former Chairman Kim, who was suspected of paying representative Lee’s attorney fees, said in an interview with KBS on the 15th, “There is no opportunity or reason to meet (CEO Lee). Because of Lee Jae-myeong, my life was ruined like this.” He also said, “In fact, it is groundless. I do not know this representative at all,” he replied.
CEO Lee also said on a YouTube broadcast on the 13th, “I have never seen the face of a person named Kim Seong-tae. If it’s a relationship (with Ssangbang-wool), he only bought underwear.”
Donga.com reporter Kim So-young sykim41@donga.com
