"After Watching Yoon’s Daily Bomb Shots and Tardiness, Is Lee’s 'Grueling Schedule' So Hard to Believe?... Baek Seungah Targets Joo Jinwoo"

To Assemblyman Joo: "Stop Spreading Falsehoods and Prepare for Accountability"
"Took a Brief Break Between Emergency Response and Central Disaster Meetings"

Seungah Baek, member of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Jinwoo Joo, member of the People Power Party. Seungah Baek Jinwoo Joo Facebook

Assemblywoman Baek Seungah, who serves as the floor spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, sharply criticized Assemblyman Joo Jinwoo of the People Power Party, who has continued to raise issues regarding President Lee Jaemyung's appearance on an entertainment program following the fire at the National Intelligence Resources Management Agency. According to Baek, President Lee maintained a grueling schedule, including Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meetings, immediately upon returning from his United Nations trip. She argued that people may find this hard to believe because they had only witnessed former President Yoon Sukyeol frequently drinking bomb shots and habitually arriving late to work.

On October 6, Assemblywoman Baek Seungah published a message addressed to Assemblyman Joo Jinwoo on her social media. She began, "Is it hard to believe to see President Lee Jaemyung handling a grueling schedule, after only seeing a coup leader accused of drinking and sending an empty car ahead to work?"

She continued, "Why are you bringing up the so-called 'lost 48 hours'? The fire at the National Intelligence Resources Management Agency occurred at 8:20 p.m. on the 26th, and the president arrived at Seoul Airport at 8:40 p.m. that same evening. After completing a three-night, five-day schedule in New York for the United Nations trip, the president received reports at the crisis management center and assessed the situation from early morning upon his return."

President Lee Jae-myung is speaking at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting related to the fire at the National Intelligence Resources Management Agency, held on the 28th at the Central Disaster Situation Room in the Government Seoul Office Building. Photo by Yonhap News Agency Presidential Office Photojournalists Group

She added, "At 10:50 a.m. on the 28th, an emergency response meeting was convened, where the president received updates and discussed countermeasures with the three chiefs of staff, the head of the Crisis Management Center, the chief of the National Situation Room, and the spokesperson. In the afternoon, he filmed the JTBC program 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator' and immediately returned to preside over another Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting. As of October 5, he had held three situation assessment meetings and nine Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meetings."

She also stated that while the president's detailed schedule is not usually made public, this time it was transparently disclosed to the public in response to suspicions raised by the opposition. Assemblywoman Baek said, "On the day of the controversy, between the morning emergency response meeting and the afternoon Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting, the president briefly took time to film a segment promoting K-food."

In conclusion, she referenced testimony that former President Yoon Sukyeol would drink bomb shots every day, habitually arrive late to work, and send only an empty car ahead. She warned, "After serving such a coup leader as president, is it so hard to believe President Lee Jaemyung handling a murderous schedule? Or is it that you simply do not want to believe it? Stop spreading false information and prepare to face the consequences of your actions."