Hong Joon Pyo "Myeong Tae-kyun is just one of hundreds of thousands of people I've met in politics."

Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo once again denied allegations that he was involved in public opinion polls or applications for reinstatement, saying he was just one of hundreds of thousands of people he met while politics for more than 30 years.

Mayor Hong said on his SNS that he knew that Myung was not a good person, so he didn't put him by his side, and that he never did anything illegal.

He added that he was able to confidently say Myung as a political broker, a fraud, etc. since the controversy broke out.

Mayor Hong also stressed that he had nothing to do with Myung, saying he knew he was manipulating Yoon Suk Yeol candidates at the time since the last presidential election and was worried that he would cause an accident later.