Kim Min-seok: Han Dong-hun Is Yoon Suk-yeol's Half-Brother From Another Mother

Democratic Party Representative Kim Min-seok criticized independent lawmaker Han Dong-hun today (the 15th), who has attacked him over past political funds cases and allegations regarding a "May 18 eve room salon drinking party," stating, "I thought he might be different from Yoon Suk-yeol, but he turns out to be his half-brother from the same bloodline."

Representative Kim posted these remarks on Facebook today while refuting the allegations raised by lawmaker Han in relative detail.

Previously, lawmaker Han met with reporters and stated, "(Kim Min-seok) says someone like Han Dong-hun should not be in the National Assembly. If so, does only someone like Kim Min-seok, who took 900 million won and hung out with hostesses at a room salon on the eve of May 18, deserve to remain in the National Assembly?"

The "900 million won" mentioned here appears to refer to a political funds violation case in which Representative Kim was indicted and convicted for receiving a total of over 900 million won in political funds in 2002 and 2007–2008.

Refuting this, Representative Kim stated, "Looking at the record of questions by lawmaker Hwang Un-ha during my prime ministerial confirmation hearing in 2025, my case was a victim of the very first project by prosecutors belonging to the 'Woogeomhoe,' including Yoon Suk-yeol, Han Dong-hun, and Lee In-gyu."

He further emphasized, "It was a typical targeted case, distinct from similar cases involving lawmakers Kim Gi-hyeon and Kim Moon-soo, whose omissions of receipts for the central party's Seoul mayoral election support funds—which were due to a working-level staff oversight—resulted in non-indictment dispositions despite the receipt omissions."

Regarding the May 18 eve controversy, he countered, "Former lawmaker Kim Sung-ho, who served as deputy director of the People Power Party's Yeouido Institute, and former lawmaker Jang Sung-min, who served as presidential future strategy secretary under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, have testified that I was neither drinking nor accompanied by anyone at the time."

He added, "I present the records of statements such as 'The part about Representative Kim Min-seok is a 1,000 percent lie' (Jang Sung-min, July 2000, Monthly Mal) and 'When an employee approached, Kim Min-seok stepped away, and eventually Representative Kim took refuge next to me at the very end row' (Kim Sung-ho's blog)."

Along with this, he asked, "I have explained and provided relevant materials regarding the remarks you made to me, so if you make similar remarks again in the future, it would be fine if I respond with legal action for defamation by spreading false information, right?"

Representative Kim criticized Han, saying, "He has been reborn as a younger brother who runs amok with a linguistic martial law to 'pull out the teeth' of 'desperate inferiority' targeting the 'democratization generation,' just like his boss older brother (former President Yoon Suk-yeol) who shouted 'overthrow the anti-state forces' and ran amok with martial law."

This raised issues with remarks recently made by lawmaker Han at a press conference, such as "The teeth that the Democratic Party reveals to the public must be pulled out."

Representative Kim also pointed out, "'Sassy Dong-hun' when answering questions during government interpellation back when he was a minister seemed better," adding, "Reckless Dong-hun' seems to have a short shelf life."

Regarding lawmaker Han's consecutive exposures of allegations linking Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won to lobbying for new drug clinical trials, Representative Kim added, "You will face legal procedures as a key person involved or a suspect in the illegal leakage of internal prosecution materials," and urged, "Faithfully comply with the relevant legal summons."
 
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