The candidate asserted that the foundation was not seized by the "yusin" regime but was donated to the regime by its owner, sparking uproar, the broadcasting service noted.

It dismissed the candidate's assertion as a misunderstanding of the historical facts.

It recalled that the court ruled early this year the foundation was not voluntarily donated by its owner but forcibly seized by the then military regime.

Any refusal to correct the wrong understanding or any attempt to hide the past history with much effort would not simply end in a tragedy of an individual, the broadcasting service warned.