Cho Kuk Calls for 'Han Donghoon Special Counsel Act'; Han Threatens Civil, Criminal Action over False Claims
Han's side: "The 20,000 hours of volunteer work were the organization's cumulative total, not an individual's"
After Cho Kuk, head of the Innovation Policy Research Institute of the Rebuilding Korea Party, called for a special counsel investigation into allegations that the daughter of independent lawmaker Han Donghoon had falsified her credentials, Han's side announced plans to take civil and criminal action, calling the claims "clear defamation through the dissemination of false information."
On October 16, Han's side said, "Former lawmaker Cho is spreading the clearly false claim that Han's child completed 20,000 hours of volunteer work, which would be impossible in reality."
It added, "The original online post clearly shows that the wording referred not to Han's daughter personally, but to the cumulative volunteer hours of the organization she belonged to," and explained, "At the Justice Minister confirmation hearing, even a Democratic Party lawmaker immediately acknowledged that the question was misguided."
Han's side said, "We will respond firmly to anyone spreading false information, including former lawmaker Cho, regardless of their position or status."
Earlier that day, Cho wrote on his social media account, "The innocence of Han Donghoon and his wife, and the genius of Han's daughter, should be confirmed through the 'Han Donghoon Special Counsel Act.'"
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Claiming that Han's daughter received a certificate of commendation for completing 20,000 hours of volunteer work, Cho raised questions, saying, "Twenty thousand hours would require working eight hours a day, five days a week, for 10 years. Only someone with superpowers, not merely a genius, could do that." He also referred to the prosecution's past investigation of his own daughter, Cho Min, and argued, "The allegations surrounding Han's daughter's record of activities should also be investigated by a special counsel."
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