"They call it an allegation, but everyone reads it as fact — the scandals of PPP leaders."

Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People's Power Party, refuted the suspicion that he mobilized Korean Unification during the 2023 national convention, saying, "I clearly state that it is completely different from the truth."
Rep. Kim issued a statement on the same day and said, "The empty claim of deterrence calling for support for the Unification Church is an investigative maneuver to cover the frame."
The independent counsel, Min Jung-ki, stated in the indictment that more than 2,400 members of the Unification Church joined the People's Power and pushed Kim to become the party leader ahead of the national convention in March 2023. He also believed that the church paid for the party's expenses and that Jeon Sung-bae, a Buddhist monk who helped the church, and Kim Geon-hee conspired.
"At the national convention at the time, I was elected as the party leader without a runoff, with a overwhelming 244,163 votes, more than half of the total 461,313 votes, more than double the 107,803 votes won by the second-place candidate," lawmaker Kim said. "The fact that only 2,400 people joined the party influenced the election itself is absurd."

I don't know what happened between Mrs. Kim and the Unification Church executive at the time or until now, he said. "I have never asked for support from Unification Church, I have never informed them that Unification Church will support me, and I have never heard of Unification Church during the convention process."
Representative Kim said, "I have never met with a Unification School official nor talked on the phone before or after the national convention. I have nothing to do with Unification School," adding, "That's why I don't know if the Unification School actually supported me at the national convention at the time."
The independent counsel also secured a luxury clutch bag worth 1 million won (approx. The independent counsel is reportedly investigating whether the bag Kim gave to Kim was the price of the request. Kim said, "It is only a gift of social courtesy, and has nothing to do with the request."
Reporter Kim Hyung-min kalssam35@donga.com

Kim Gi-hyeon made a massive profit from land near a road in Ulsan.
Whether it was tied to corruption is unclear — but the profit itself is a fact.
Jang Dong-hyuk increased the road budget from zero to 8 billion won
for land he almost certainly owned nearby.
Whether it was corrupt is uncertain — but the budget increase in the committee is a fact.
These people "claim" that Lee Jae-myung committed power-related corruption.
Yet there’s no evidence he received money or gained any personal benefit.
If you think the public doesn’t know who the real source of corruption is,
then you’re treating the people like fools.
The People Power Party isn’t fighting corruption — they’re under investigation.