Governor Nam Kyung-pil Denies Being Out of Contact, Considering Legal Action

Reports by some media outlets claiming that Governor Nam Kyung-pil had "lost contact with his secretarial staff" following news of his eldest son's assault incident and divorce have been confirmed to be false.

Governor Nam visited the Eulji Exercise training site around 10 p.m. on August 19th to encourage civil servants and military personnel, and also visited the Eulji Exercise training site at 8 a.m. on August 20th to receive briefings on the situation.

On the night of August 19th at the Gyeonggi Province Office Eulji Exercise training site, civil servants reportedly cheered in unison when Governor Nam arrived and encouraged him.

Chae Seong-ryung, spokesperson for Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Governor Nam has not lost contact with his secretarial staff, and is making every effort to ensure that personal matters do not cause any disruption to provincial affairs."

The Gyeonggi Province Spokesman's Office is reportedly considering legal action in response to articles claiming "loss of contact with secretarial staff" being posted online on the afternoon of August 20th.

Spokesperson Chae further stated, "Governor Nam has official schedules planned for 3 p.m. on August 20th including on-site training at the Sihwa Industrial Complex, an organizational restructuring meeting at 7 p.m., and plans to encourage Eulji Exercise duty personnel, and is continuing to carry out internal meetings and briefings without any disruptions."

After Governor Nam expressed an apology on August 17th regarding his eldest son's military abuse incident, he has been minimizing external schedules and devoting himself to provincial affairs.