이날 창원지검에 출석한 명씨는 취재진들 앞에서 "국민 여러분께 저의 경솔한 언행으로 제가 민망하고 부끄럽고 죄송하다"며 "검찰 조사에 성실히 임하겠다"고 밝혔다.
그는 '김건희 여사와 어떤 관계인가', '김영선 전 의원 공천에 대통령 내외가 도움을 준 게 맞느냐', '추가 폭로할 생각이 있나' 등 쏟아지는 질문에 "조사 과정 속에 질문이 있을 거라 생각하고 거기에 맞게 성실히 답변하겠다"며 즉답을 피한 채 청사로 들어갔다.
이후 명씨와 함께 온 변호인은 "일부 언론들이 바라는 폭로는 영원히 없고, 폭로할 것도 없으니 기대하시지 말아주시기 바란다"면서 " 강혜경(김영선 전 국민의힘 국회의원의 전 회계책임자)이 본인의 범죄 혐의를 벗기 위해서 숨 쉬는 것 빼고 전부 거짓말을 해서 지금 이 많은 언론인들을 고생시키고 있는 사건"이라고 주장했다.
이어 "강혜경씨가 이미 선관위 조사 때 본인 진술로 밝혀놓은 것들이 있다"면서 "강혜경이 왜 변호인 입회도 못하게 하고 혼자 들어갔을지 생각해 보시면 답이 나온다"고 했다.
변호인은 '대통령 육성까지 나온 상황인데 혐의를 부인하는건가'라는 질문엔 "대통령 육성이 무슨 혐의가 관계가 있다는 것인다. 관계가 전혀 없다"고 일축했다.
그러면서 "명씨가 일반 국민으로서 지역을 사랑하는 마음에서 열심히 일할 국회의원 후보를 추천하는 건 대통령이 아니라 누구에게도 할 수 있는 일이다. 더욱이 권력자도 아니고 아무 직함도 없는 일반 국민(명씨)이 하는 말을 경청하고 귀담아 들어준 대통령과 김건희 여사가 참 훌륭하신 것"이라고도 했다.
'대선 전 미래연구소 이름으로 나온 보고서와 명태균씨가 아무런 관계도 없느냐'는 질문엔 "불법 여론조사가 아니라 그냥 본인 자체 조사, 본인이 보고 싶어 언제까지 몇 샘플 돌려서 해달라 이런 요청을 한 것일 뿐"이라고 해명했다.
그는 "미래한국연구소가 PNR이나 여러 기관과 함께 협업해서 의뢰를 받아서 한 것이다"라며 "미공표 중에 자체 조사 중에 일부가 명태균씨가 본인이 보기 위해서 대가를 치르고, 예를 들면 6000만원 정도를 그 시기에 미래한국연구소에 돈을 집어넣고, 그 금액 이하 만큼의 자체 여론조사 결과를 받아본 것"이라고 했다.
*아래는 위 기사를 '구글 번역'으로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]입니다. <*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by 'Google Translate'>
Myung Tae-gyun Appears at Prosecutors' Office, "I'm Sorry for My Reckless Words and Actions... There Will Never Be Additional Exposures"
Myung Tae-gyun, who exposed the suspicions of President Yoon Seok-yeol and his wife's intervention in the nomination process, appeared at the prosecution office on the morning of the 8th.
Myeong, who appeared at the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office that day, said in front of reporters, "I feel embarrassed, ashamed, and sorry to the people for my reckless words and actions," and "I will faithfully cooperate with the prosecution's investigation."
He avoided direct answers to questions such as, "What is your relationship with Ms. Kim Gun-hee?", "Is it true that the president and his wife helped former lawmaker Kim Young-sun's nomination?", and "Do you plan to make additional revelations?", saying, "I think there will be questions during the investigation process, and I will faithfully answer them accordingly," and entered the building.
The lawyer who came with Myeong later said, "The revelations that some media outlets are hoping for will never happen, and there is nothing to reveal, so please do not expect anything," and argued, "This is a case where Kang Hye-kyung (former accounting manager of former People's Power Party member of the National Assembly Kim Young-sun) lied about everything except breathing in order to clear herself of her criminal charges, and is causing all these journalists to suffer right now."
He continued, "There are things that Kang Hye-kyung has already revealed in her own statement during the National Election Commission's investigation," and "If you think about why Kang Hye-kyung went in alone without allowing her lawyer to enter, you will find the answer."
When asked, "Are you denying the charges when the president's voice has been released?" the lawyer dismissed the question, saying, "What does the president's voice have to do with the charges? It has absolutely nothing to do with it."
He also said, "Mr. Myung, as an ordinary citizen, recommends a candidate for the National Assembly who will work hard out of love for the region, which is something that anyone, not the president, can do. Furthermore, the president and Mrs. Kim Keon-hee are truly admirable for listening to and hearing what an ordinary citizen (Mr. Myung) has to say, even though he is not a person of power or has no title."
The lawyer also said, "Our country's politicians say 'Yes, yes, I will solve everything' in front of the people, but aren't they used to listening in one ear and letting it go out the other?" and "The president should be seen as a good story in that he listened to ordinary citizens' opinions. How can this be a suspicion of nomination?"
In response to the question, "Is there no relation between the report released under the name of the Future Research Institute before the presidential election and Mr. Myung Tae-gyun?" he explained, "It was not an illegal opinion poll, but just a request for his own survey and a few samples to be returned by a certain date because he wanted to see it."
He said, "The Future Korea Research Institute did this in collaboration with PNR and other organizations upon request," and "While it was not made public, some of the results of our own investigation were paid for by Mr. Myeong Tae-gyun to view, for example, he put in about 60 million won into the Future Korea Research Institute at that time and received the results of our own opinion poll worth less than that amount."
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