People Power Party Rep. Joo Jin-woo claimed on the 26th that First Lady Kim Hea Kyung played “imperial golf” by receiving lessons from a professional golfer at Taereung Golf Course on the weekday of October 22. Cheong Wa Dae responded, “This is a one-sided claim by a politician without factual basis.”

Rep. Joo disclosed the report during the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee meeting that day. Earlier, he posted a screenshot of a video showing Mrs. Kim golfing with unidentified individuals on his Facebook and warned he would play the video during the parliamentary audit. The committee was conducting a comprehensive audit of the agencies under review, but Rep. Joo brought up an unrelated report.

Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Seo Young-kyo rejected this, and Rep. Joo released the video on YouTube. However, the LPGA professional golfer, whose real name was cited by Rep. Joo as having given lessons to Mrs. Kim, posted on Instagram that she attended a sponsor event on that day and stated, “This is unrelated to me,” warning of legal action.

Cheong Wa Dae, in a statement from the Public Communication Office, said, “We will hold those who spread false information strictly accountable.” Cheong Wa Dae did not comment on whether Mrs. Kim played golf on a weekday. The president, as commander-in-chief, and his family using military golf courses is not a regulation violation. Military golf courses like Taereung CC are operated for active-duty soldiers and veterans,...

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