Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin Faints... Councilor Lee Jin-ryeon, Who Had a 'Verbal Dispute,' Accused of Assault

[Source - Jinryeon Lee, Daegu City Council Member Facebook]

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] Lee Jin-ryeon, a member of the Daegu City Council from the Democratic Party of Korea, who had a verbal altercation with Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin over the method of emergency livelihood support payment for COVID-19, revealed that he was accused of assault.

On the 26th, Councilor Lee posted on his Facebook, "A third party filed an assault charge against me yesterday (the 25th)," adding, "I don't mind being accused, but it is truly regrettable that such an incident occurred."

Earlier, on the 25th, during the temporary city council session, when Councilor Lee criticized the "delayed payment of emergency livelihood support after the general election," Mayor Kwon left the session midway.

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin (front row left) is receiving a complaint related to emergency livelihood support from City Councilor Lee Jin-ryeon (front row right) after a special session on the supplementary budget bill to overcome the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the 26th.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

The following day, on the 26th, after passing the original COVID-19 supplementary budget proposal during the temporary session and while leaving, Mayor Kwon and Councilor Lee clashed once again. When Councilor Lee followed Mayor Kwon and asked, "Why isn't the emergency livelihood fund provided in cash? I can't accept this; please give me some grounds," Mayor Kwon responded, "Is this politics? Please stop making things difficult," leading to a verbal dispute.

As Councilor Lee continued to protest, Mayor Kwon suddenly grabbed his head with his right hand and collapsed, and a Daegu City Hall official nearby carried Mayor Kwon to the mayor's office.

Mayor Kwon was transported by the 119 emergency medical team to the emergency room of Kyungpook National University Hospital, reportedly showing symptoms such as vomiting and dizziness due to fatigue accumulation.

Mayor Kwon, admitted to the hospital emergency room, regained consciousness, but the hospital conducted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other tests as a precaution. A COVID-19 test was also performed, which came back negative.

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