In response to Democratic Party lawmaker Song Young-gil's claim that former leader Chung Cheong-rae did not attend former President Roh Moo-hyun's funeral, he said, "I will correct my remarks. I apologize." After saying this on Facebook on the 30th, Representative Song added, "We all have a great responsibility for not being able to protect the president (former President Roh Moo-hyun)," and added, "The gist of my statement is that we are all sorry for not being able to protect President Roh Moo-hyun in the face of his death." In an interview with KBS' current affairs show the morning before, he said about former leader Jeong's emphasis on legitimacy at the national convention, saying, "That won't be possible," and "Former leader Jeong completely turned his back on President Roh Moo-hyun and couldn't even attend the funeral." Former Representative Jeong met with reporters after the general meeting of lawmakers at the National Assembly the previous afternoon and refuted, saying, “I was in China the day former President Roh Moo-hyun passed away,” and “After hearing the news, I arrived in Seoul on a plane the next morning and went straight to Bongha Village without even going home.” Regarding the background of his remarks, Representative Song said, “In the early days of labor and management, I arrived in Seoul by plane.”