Lee Jun-seok: "How could I have gotten a recommendation letter from Roh Moo-hyun?"

Lee Jun-seok of the Reform Party shared on Facebook on the 14th a broadcast clip from 'Hangil News,' a YouTube channel run by Jeon Han-gil (legal name Jeon Yu-gwan), criticizing Jeon for "continuing to spread false claims on the air" and announcing additional legal action next Monday. The clip Lee shared, titled 'The Lee Jun-seok Harvard Controversy,' featured Jeon claiming that Lee was admitted to Harvard without taking exams thanks to a recommendation letter from former President Roh Moo-hyun, questioning whether Lee actually graduated and demanding he submit his diploma.

Lee dismissed the claims, saying: "I disclosed my diploma over 10 years ago, and why or how would I have gotten a recommendation letter from President Roh Moo-hyun?" and "Why wouldn't I have taken exams?"—rejecting the allegation of exam-free admission.

This is not the first legal dispute involving Jeon. On the 6th, Lee wrote on Facebook: "Jeon Yu-gwan was referred to prosecutors with an indictment recommendation after raising suspicions about my academic credentials." He added: "I hope the punishment of Jeon will prompt those who raise doubts about my education to reflect on themselves." The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Unit referred Jeon to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 30th of last month on charges including spreading false information. With this latest threat of additional legal action, Lee's legal response against Jeon is escalating.

Jeon has previously faced complaints and accusations himself, including claims that President Lee Jae-myung hid some 1 trillion won in slush funds abroad related to the Daejang-dong development project and allegations about the president having a child born out of wedlock.