[단독] 윤상현, "'김영선 좀 해줘라'는 윤석열 전화받았다" 진술
Pro-Yoon lawmaker quizzed in special counsel probe
친윤 의원, 윤상현 국힘의원 특검에서 조사 착수
Published : July 27, 2025 - 13:22:24 The Korea Joongang Daily / 중앙일보
Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun of the People Power Party appears for questioning by the special counsel in Seoul on Sunday. (Yonhap)
Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun, a lawmaker of the conservative People Power Party, was questioned Sunday by investigators looking into influence-peddling allegations against Kim Keon Hee, former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s wife.
The five-time lawmaker, who was considered one of Yoon Suk Yeol’s leading supporters, appeared for questioning at the office of the special counsel leading the investigation. Asked about his stance on claims he had helped Yoon and Kim interfere in the party’s nomination process for a National Assembly by-election, he said he would "faithfully cooperate with" the investigation.
His questioning follows a search and seizure operation to raid his home and his office at the National Assembly on July 8.
The 62-year-old lawmaker, who led the People Power Party’s candidate nomination for a June 2022 parliamentary by-election, was allegedly involved in arranging for the People Power Party to choose Kim Young-sun as the candidate for a legislative seat representing a constituency in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.
The constituency was considered a right-wing stronghold, and Kim was nominated by Rep. Yoon to run as the People Power Party's candidate for the by-election. Kim won the election and served in the National Assembly until May 2024.
Before Yoon’s botched Dec. 3 martial law attempt, the Democratic Party of Korea revealed in late October a recording of a phone conversation between the former president and Myung Tae-kyun, who was a political consultant for the ex-president during his presidential campaign.
In the phone call, Yoon, who won the presidential election in March 2022, told Myung that he had insisted to Rep. Yoon that Kim Young-sun be chosen to run for a parliamentary seat. Myung, who ran an election polling and forecasting company, said he would "never forget kindness." The phone call was recorded just before Yoon was inaugurated in May 2022, according to the Democratic Party.
A separate probe by the prosecution in December indicated that Kim had wired some 80 million won ($58,000) in 11 installments in 2022 to Myung, in violation of the Political Funds Act. Both Kim Young-sun and Myung were held awaiting trial for about five months but were released in April. The criminal court cases against them are ongoing.
While appearing for questioning Sunday, Rep. Yoon declined to answer a reporter’s question over whether he discussed with the former president about candidate nominations.
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[단독] 윤상현, "'김영선 좀 해줘라'는 윤석열 전화받았다" 진술
입력2025.07.28. 오후 2:09 이혜리 기자 MBC
윤상현 국민의힘 의원이 윤석열 전 대통령으로부터 김영선 전 의원 공천을 해주라는 취지의 전화를 받았다고 '김건희 국정농단' 특검에 진술한 것으로 확인됐습니다.
윤 의원이 윤 전 대통령에게 전화를 받은 시점은 2022년 5월 9일 무렵이라고 진술한 것으로 파악됐습니다.
앞서 당시 윤 전 대통령 부부의 전화를 받은 적 없다고 했던 기존 입장을 뒤집은 겁니다.
윤 의원은 윤 전 대통령 부부가 명태균 씨에게 무상 여론조사를 받은 대가로 공천에 개입했다는 의혹이 제기된 지난 2022년 국회의원 보궐선거 당시 국민의힘 공천관리위원장을 맡았습니다.
2022년 5월 9일, 윤 전 대통령이 명 씨에게 전화통화로 김영선 전 의원 공천을 언급하며 "상현이한테 내가 한 번 더 이야기할게, 걔가 공관위원장이니까"라고 말하는 녹취가 공개되기도 했습니다.
윤 의원은 윤 전 대통령과 명 씨가 통화한 무렵 윤 전 대통령으로부터 연락을 받았지만 실제 자신이 김 전 의원 공천을 위해 개입하거나 영향력을 행사한 바는 없다고 진술한 것으로 알려졌습니다.
특검은 윤 의원을 윤 전 대통령 부부에게 적용한 위력에 의한 업무방해 공범으로 보고 지난 8일 윤 의원을 윤 전 대통령 국회 사무실과 자택, 김 전 의원 자택 등을 압수수색했습니다.
오늘 특검은 공천 개입 의혹 당시 국민의힘 대표였던 이준석 개혁신당 의원의 자택과 국회 의원회관 사무실 등에도 검사와 수사관을 보내 압수수색을 진행 중입니다.
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