Kim Min-seok "Efforts to have a dialogue with Jeong Cheong-rae"... Choi Min-hee apologizes for 'hyena' comment

On the 12th, Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, met with former leader Jeong Cheong-rae regarding the conflict within the party surrounding the suspicion of Shincheonji group membership, and said that he was working to resolve the issue through dialogue.

On this day, Representative Kim appeared on the party's YouTube broadcast 'Minty 07' and responded to the opinion of the party's senior leaders that the conflict should be resolved by meeting in person with former Chairman Jeong, saying, "I think it is good to meet and resolve the conflict through dialogue," and "I am thinking about doing that and making efforts to do so."

He added, “It may not be reflected in everything right away, but we are trying to do that,” and added, “We will continue to try to solve this problem from that angle.”

Representative Kim apologized for the Shincheonji issue at a recent general meeting of lawmakers and said that there was a recommendation from senior figures in deciding not to fully disclose the results of the party's own investigation.

He said he had a dinner with party leaders the day before the general meeting and said, "There was a recommendation that this issue should be resolved in the least conflictual way possible, and that had a significant influence on the final decision."

Meanwhile, Representative Kim apologized for causing controversy when Supreme Council member Choi Min-hee, a member of the pro-Qing administration, referred to photo and video reporters covering the National Assembly as a "pack of hyenas" in a group chat room attended by local party members the day before.

He emphasized, "Reporters and journalists are basically people who ask and write on behalf of the people. There are times when I don't like it, but it's good to look at it from a political standpoint with the perspective that 'fundamentally, we exist on behalf of the people.'"

He continued, “Even if that is not the case, it would be right to use expressions that are respectful from the perspective of the general public. In that regard, the party feels sorry.”