ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.09.13 10:47
Rep. Go Min-jeong of the Democratic Party, the leading opposition party of South Korea, criticized the spelling error in the presidential office’s memorial message for the late Queen Elizabeth II, saying, “It hurts the prestige of the Republic of Korea.”
In an interview on the KBS (Korea Broadcasting Corporation) radio program ‘Joo Jin-woo Live’ on the night of the 12th, Rep. Go said, “This time, it was announced that Spokesperson Kang In-sun was transferred to the foreign press secretary side. , and then an accident happened. How can an accident like this happen?” He also pointed out the recent personnel changes in the president’s office, saying, “It’s not enough to just replace the person in charge.”
This was an indication that the president’s office mistakenly spelled the Queen’s name ‘Elizabeth’ as ’Elisabeth’ while posting a memorial message on President Yoon’s SNS at 11 am on the 9th. The president’s office corrected Queen Elizabeth’s name at 11:13 a.m.
When the program manager asked, “Is there a possibility that there are typos?” Rep. Go said, “There are no other typos.” It’s not just about putting dirt on the president’s face, it’s damaging the national reputation of the Republic of Korea.”