Lee Jun-seok vows additional criminal complaint over Harvard admission claims

Reform Party lawmaker Lee Jun-seok has announced plans to file an additional criminal complaint against Jeon Han-gil (real name Jeon Yu-gwan), a conservative YouTuber and former Korean history instructor who has raised allegations about Lee's Harvard University credentials.

On Saturday, Lee shared a video clip from Jeon's YouTube channel on social media, saying Jeon "keeps spreading false information through his broadcasts."

In the video, Jeon claimed Lee had not gained admission to Harvard through a fair examination process, alleging instead that Lee "got into Harvard on the strength of a recommendation letter from former President Roh Moo-hyun."

Jeon then added, "If you graduated, why not just post your diploma?" before saying, "I'm not trying to belittle anyone — I'm just letting people know. Looks like I'll get reported again."

Lee said his diploma had been public for more than 10 years and questioned why he would have obtained a recommendation letter from President Roh. Lee also pushed back on the suggestion that he had not taken an entrance exam, and said he would take additional legal action Monday.

Earlier, Lee had announced that a complaint he filed against Jeon on Nov. 6 on charges of spreading false information had been forwarded to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment.