South Korea’s president responded to his wife’s acceptance of brand-name bags： she was not ＂ruthless＂

South Korea’s "first lady" Jin Jianxi continued to attract attention after privately accepting the video exposure of brand-name bags. According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean President Yin Xiyue responded for the first time to the accusation that his wife, Kim Jianxi, accepted a brand-name bag in an interview broadcast on the evening of the 7th local time, saying that she was not "heartless" enough to refuse the other party’s gift.

According to the report, Yin Xiyue said in an interview with KBS TV in South Korea that this video of Jin Jianxi’s "receiving the package" shot through a hidden camera in 2022 was exposed before the Korean election last year, which was a "political means".

"The problem is that she can’t refuse mercilessly. If you can call this a problem, this is a bit regrettable. " Yin Xiyue added, "It is not important to say that this is a political strategy, but that we should draw a clearer line to ensure that such things will not happen again."

The report said that Yin Xiyue has been under increasing pressure since the video of "First Lady Receiving Bags" was exposed. When asked whether he planned to appoint a special investigator to investigate the corruption of the president’s family members, or set up the office of the private secretary of the first lady, Yin Xiyue said that the special investigator should be elected by the National Assembly, and his office was considering setting up the office of the first lady’s affairs, but he also had reservations about the effectiveness of these measures in preventing such incidents. In addition, when asked if he and Jin Jianxi would have a dispute over accepting brand-name bags, Yin Xiyue replied with a smile: "Not at all."

According to previous reports from Korean media, on September 13th, 2022, Jin Jianxi accepted a Dior bag worth about 3 million won (about RMB16,000) from Cui Zaiying, a pastor of overseas Chinese living in the United States. The related video was shot by the built-in camera of Cui Zaiying’s watch, which caused a huge storm after being exposed. Han Dongxun, chairman (temporary leader) of the Emergency Countermeasures Committee of the ruling National Power Party of South Korea, has repeatedly stated that he should deal with this matter from the "national line of sight" and adhere to the position of "or cause national concern and should be treated from the national point of view", but the president’s office believes that the relevant dispute is purely a "sneak shot trap" and Jin Jianxi is only a victim.

It is reported that South Korea’s first lady, Jin Jianxi, was born in 1972 and married Yin Xiyue in 2012. After marriage, they had no children. In 2022, Yin Xiyue was elected as the president of South Korea, and Jin Jianxi was also called the "most beautiful first lady" in South Korea.

However, Jin Jianxi was later exposed to many scandals, including plagiarism of papers and falsification of resumes. Among them, the most controversial issue is that Jin Jianxi is involved in stock manipulation, tax evasion and relatives breaking the law.

According to previous reports, Jin Jianxi was accused of being involved in manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a BMW dealer in South Korea, from 2009 to 2012. During Moon Jae in’s administration, the South Korean government conducted a 19-month investigation on the case, but Jin Jianxi was not prosecuted. On January 4th, the South Korean National Assembly submitted two special investigation bills to the South Korean Presidential Palace, one of which called "the independent inspection law of Kim Jianxi". On January 5, Yin Xiyue exercised the right of reconsideration (veto) and returned the relevant bill to the National Assembly for reconsideration.

In 2019, a report pointed out that the property under Jin Jianxi’s name had been detained by the relevant departments for "unpaid taxes". According to the report of East Asia Daily, according to the information of personnel hearing submitted by Yin Xiyue to the National Assembly, the Tax Section 1 of Seocho District Office of Seoul seized the commercial and residential apartment in Seocho District of Seoul under the name of Jin Jianxi in November 2012, November 2013 and January 2015. According to Yonhap News Agency’s previous report quoted by Zhongxin.com, on July 21st, 2023, Cui Enshun, the mother-in-law of South Korean President Yin Xiyue, was sentenced in the second instance. The court rejected the appeal filed by the defendant, sentenced Cui Enshun to one year’s imprisonment, upheld the judgment of the first instance and arrested her in court. It is reported that the mother-in-law of the current president was arrested in court, which is the first time in the history of Korean constitutionalism.

In addition, Jin Jianxi is also considered to have academic misconduct. Plagiarism in doctoral dissertations and other academic works has been criticized by the public. After an eight-month investigation, the National Power Party said that although Jin Jianxi’s works have "shortcomings" and "do not meet the current standards", they do not constitute academic misconduct.　

(Yangcheng Evening News Yangcheng School Comprehensive Global Network, The Paper, vision china)