All kinds of stories abound in the Yongsan presidential office, even in silence. Digital-only content co-written by reporters from the Dong-A Ilbo Presidential Team [용썰]Let’s take a half step forward and find out the facts of what is said in the President’s office.
President Yoon Seok-yeol meets Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, at the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, on the 29th of last month, shakes hands and invites them to sit down. Presidential photojournalist team
“President Yoon Seok-yeol and Director Ham Seong-deuk are close friends, but organizing golf matches and couple meetings with CEO Lee Jae-myung… .”
In response to the controversy that an “unofficial line” between President Yoon Seok-yeol and Representative Lee’s first meeting was established through an “unofficial line” between Dean Ham Seong-deuk of the Graduate School of Political Science of ‘Kyonggi University and Korea University professor emeritus Lim Hyuk -baek, a ruling party official who knows President Yoon and his wife, said: “The content of the interview is revealed.” He said, “It’s hard to imagine a couple reunited,” and added, “Ms. Kim Kun-hee doesn’t play golf.” Even though Professor Ham had a close relationship with him and acted in a sense as a real messenger, his embarrassment was evident in the fact that he spoke as if the unofficial line had played a decisive role in the success of the meeting when the Yongsan political line was clearly present. He said: “There has been an uproar in the president’s office since the morning the interview between Director Ham and Professor Lim was reported. “It looked like a serious accident,” he said.
● “Professor Ham may have played a role in the success of the Yeon-Lee meeting”
Director Ham resides in the Acro Vista neighborhood of Seocho-gu, Seoul, where President Yoon and his wife lived. It is said that he often met President Yoon, who served as a prosecutorial official, at the golf driving range or in the complex’s sauna, and thereafter they developed a close relationship. An attorney who lives in Acro Vista said, “I went to my golf driving range and Director Ham took me to the batter’s box where President Yoon was practicing at the time and introduced me. “I saw President Yoon touch the ball,” he said. A restaurant in the Acro Vista shopping complex, where President Yoon and Director Ham often dined, is also well known among legal professionals.
Director Ham’s traces can also be seen in President Yoon’s first YouTube farewell video, filmed at his home after resigning as Attorney General in 2021. On the shelf behind President Yoon is a copy of “The End of a imperial president” written by director Ham. Director Ham recently released his book “President in Crisis” and revealed the contents of a private meeting between President Yoon and former President Moon Jae-in.
After President Yoon Seok-yeol and Korean Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung met in front of the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul on the 29th of last month and exchanged greetings, Representative Lee is directing towards a table installed inside. Presidential photojournalist team
Even the Presidential Office does not seem to deny the relationship between President Yoon and Director Ham. However, there is an atmosphere of trying to block the spread of the “secret line controversy” where unofficial lines appear to have influenced public decision-making. Following the controversy over last month’s report on the “appointment review of Prime Minister Park Young-sun and Presidential Chief of Staff Yang Jeong-cheol”, there is believed to be concern that it could result in a “second round of controversy secret elections”. ‘. A ruling party official said: “Director Ham and Professor Lim may have played a role in the process of holding the first meeting between President Yoon and Representative Lee.” he said.
An official from the president’s office said: “There was a lot of internal criticism that (the two people) had a certain degree of doing their own business,” adding: “There was an uproar over the article of the interview”. After the controversy broke out, Director Ham expressed his position, saying: “Please explain the president’s sincerity regarding big politics.”
●尹 “I received a lot of advice from people around me” The controversy will probably be explained in a press conference on the 9th
On the 7th, President Yoon Seok-yeol met with reporters at the meeting room of the Yongsan Presidential Office and announced the establishment of the Office of the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs and the appointment of a new senior secretary for Civil Affairs . Presidential photojournalist team
President Yoon is said to have expressed disappointment with the content of the interview during a meeting with his staff on the 7th. On the same day, President Yoon met with reporters in the meeting room of the presidential office and explained the context of the establishment of the Office of the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, saying: “I have received a lot of advice from people around me. Me.” He said: “The ability to listen to public opinion is very weak, so since I took office, I have received a lot of advice from people around me, from media editorials and things like that.”
President Yoon is said to often receive advice from strangers via phone calls or Telegram messengers. A ruling party official pointed out: “This kind of vivid listening to public opinion can be helpful, but looking at this incident, it can also lead to a negative effect, as if the official staff organization is excluded regardless of the actual report ”.
President Yoon will hold a press conference on the 9th to celebrate his second anniversary in office. During the question and answer session with reporters, questions may also be asked about the unofficial line active in the process of concluding the first meeting between President Yoon and Representative Lee. One staffer said: “If a question is asked, there seems to be no reason for the president to avoid answering.” An official from the Presidential Office said: “Now that the Office of the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs has been created, the function of listening to public opinion will be strengthened and the communication function will be improved through an official organization rather than consultancy. from those around President Yoon.
Reporter Jeon Joo-young goalhigh@donga.com
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