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Myung Tae-gyun, a key figure in the suspicion of involvement in First Lady Kim Kun-hee’s nomination, will appear before the prosecution again today for questioning after receiving an eight-hour investigation at the Changwon District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday.
Mr. Myeong claimed yesterday that Kang Hye-kyung, the accounting manager who raised the suspicion, was lying.
This is reporter Lee Jae-kyung.
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Myung Tae-gyun leaves the Changwon District Prosecutors’ Office building at 5:57 pm yesterday.
It has been 8 hours since I was investigated by the prosecution.
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“False news and false reports that cover the eyes and ears of the people, and then the panelists who spread those false reports, are the leaders of our time.”
Mr. Myeong, who appeared at the prosecution around 9:40 a.m. yesterday, said he was ’embarrassed and sorry’ but ‘I never received a single won.’
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“I am embarrassed, ashamed, and sorry to the citizens for my careless words and actions. Looking at the flow of money, this business case will be resolved quickly, but I have not received even one won.”
Kang Hye-kyung, who was in charge of accounting, has claimed that during the last presidential election, Myung conducted 81 public opinion polls for President Yoon Seok-yeol and received the nomination of former lawmaker Kim Young-sun in return.
Mr. Myeong, who denies the charges, claimed that Mr. Kang was lying to clear himself of criminal charges.
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“There are two mountains of lies in this case. The one that occurred with News Tomato, and then the mountain of lies that happened with Hye-kyung Kang. I think these mountains will collapse as they are investigated one by one.”
In response to this, Mr. Kang’s lawyer objected, saying that Mr. Kang, a public interest informant, is misleading the truth.
Noh Young-hee, a lawyer on Kang’s side, said that they are considering taking legal action against Myeong’s lawyer, Kim So-yeon, who said that everything about Kang was a lie except for breathing.
In response to this, Mr. Myeong’s lawyer Kim immediately circulated a rebuttal, saying, ‘Lies cannot defeat the truth.’
The prosecution plans to summon Mr. Myeong again at 9:30 a.m. today to further investigate the allegations.
This is Jaekyung Lee from MBC News.
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