Despite allegations against the two lawmakers, the Blue House emphasizes the opportunity for clarification at the hearing, and the debate continues.
Despite being aware of public opposition, the Blue House maintains its current stance, which is interpreted as a frontal breakthrough of the controversy.
Questions are being raised about the background of the Blue House's persistence, with some pointing out that it might be focusing more on the hearing's progress itself rather than on clarifying the allegations against the two lawmakers.
Lawmaker Yong is known to have donated 190 million won in political funds to the Basic Income Party for tax deductions.
Some quarters suspect this to be operating the Basic Income Party like a personal corporation, escalating the controversy.
Lawmaker Yong Hye-in is actively responding to media criticism regarding her dual roles at the party level.
To questions about whether holding both a lawmaker position and a ministerial position is problematic, she counters the criticism by arguing, “New paths must be tried to set precedents.”
This demonstrates the party's defensive attitude towards the controversy and is interpreted as an attempt to weaken critical public opinion.
At the time, there was a 'cosplay controversy,' and some pointed out that her expressions were insincere acting.
OhmyNews reporting this suggests that even progressive media, not just conservative media, considers this issue highly important.
CEO Kang also mentioned in the indictment that he instructed an employee to invest 600 million won in Yang's company.
Controversy is intensifying as he pushed for a large investment despite knowing the company was already bankrupt.
The possibility of fund transfers through an as-yet-undisclosed third party has also been suggested, leading to calls for a broad investigation based on this clue.
In particular, the relatively small amount of donations delivered to Lawmaker Kim Seung-won compared to Genecell's massive profits exacerbates suspicions.
The core issue is not to focus only on superficial details such as 'chairman brother' or 'oppa' chats, but to clarify the entire stock manipulation allegations and the resulting damage.
As this case is intertwined with stock manipulation allegations, there are urgent calls for relief for those who have suffered losses.
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