與 “Kang Kyung-hwa’s husband is disappointed in the American people”

Yonsei University Professor Emeritus Lee Il-byung, husband of Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa, will depart for the United States via Incheon International Airport on the 3rd. KBS Video Capture

While the government urged citizens to refrain from visiting their places of origin and traveling in and out of the country during the Chuseok holidays to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the husband of the foreign minister Kang Kyung-hwa went on a luxury yacht buying trip to the United States, which spread the waves. . Isn’t it irresponsible for Minister Kang to reply on the 4th that it is difficult to tell her to return home because it is her decision on the 4th, despite the fact that the husband disregarded the measures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which recommended. Critics also come out.

According to a blog by Minister Kang’s husband, Lee Il-byeong, a professor emeritus at Yonsei University, Professor Lee said he plans to travel to the east coast of the United States by buying a yacht in New York, near New Jersey, and then departing from Incheon International Airport on the 3rd. The yacht that Professor Lee said he would buy is the Kanter 51 Pilothouse, which has a kitchen and three bedrooms. Even considering that it is used after 30 years of construction, the price is estimated at about 140 million to 200 million won. Professor Lee reported that he decided to borrow 70 million won from his son-in-law and receive a credit of 60 million won for the 90 million won he had to purchase a yacht. “This yacht has been sold” to Dong-A Ilbo, a seller at an American yacht trading site where Professor Lee’s yacht was for sale.

Professor Lee met with reporters at Incheon Airport and said: “It’s just a free ride. (Corona) I’m worried, so I’m bringing a lot of masks, “he said,” because I can’t stay home to meet you. “Since March 23, the Foreign Ministry has issued special travel notices to countries around the world, including United States, to prevent infection and spread of Corona 19. Although travel was not prohibited, it was recommended to cancel or postpone it.

Previously, Professor Lee planned to go to Greece to buy yachts in June, but canceled after discovering that the entry of travelers from Korea was prohibited. In February, when the spread of Corona 19 began to get worse, he traveled to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam for 10 days. Professor Lee subsequently traveled to the French island of Martinique in the Caribbean. Along with this, he also revealed on his blog his plans to convert his own single-family home in Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul into a multi-family home starting in 2016, albeit before Minister Kang took office. As the wave increased, Minister Kang met with reporters on the 4th and said, “I’m sorry anyway” and “I knew the situation well and explained to him, but in the end, I made up my mind and left. “It’s a bit difficult to tell them to go back to Korea because they have been planning a long time and procrastinating.” In addition, the Democratic Party said in a briefing, a Shin Young University spokesman, saying, “It is inappropriate treatment that does not fit the public eye.” Spokesperson Kim Eun-hye said: “With Corona 19, small business owners and freelancers are dying, but the family of high-ranking grandparents enjoy Yolo while traveling on yachts. They criticized it as their own Chuseok, their own heaven. “

There are mixed opinions in the passport on Minister Kang’s decision. A passport official said: “There is no voice saying that Minister Kang should make the decision.” However, another official ruled out the possibility of being rigid and said: “Is that so, will you ask Minister Kang for a divorce?”

Choi Ji-sun, [email protected], reporter Hyung-jun Hwang