[Comprehensive] "O Se-hoon MB Kids, Ahn Cheol-soo Has No Vitality" Lee Hae-chan Appears on YouTube Ahead of By-elections

Three Weeks Before By-Election, Appears on YouTube
Harsh Criticism Directed at Opposition Candidates
"Oh Se-hoon Released Greenbelt, Received 3.6 Billion KRW Compensation"
"Ahn Cheol-soo Keeps Hovering Around Other Parties"
Also Criticizes Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl
"Uses Gangster Language, Not Legal Terminology"

Lee Hae-chan (center), former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, appeared on a YouTube broadcast on the 17th. / Photo by YouTube broadcast capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, Lee Hae-chan, appeared on a YouTube broadcast on the 17th, three weeks before the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, to discuss various political issues. On that day, Lee directly named opposition candidates for the Seoul and Busan mayoral races and strongly criticized them, while also denouncing former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl as "not a proper legal professional."

Lee participated in a live broadcast titled "By-election and Presidential Election with Lee Hae-chan," hosted by 'Gaegukbon TV' and 'Sisa Tapa TV,' which aired from 9 PM for about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Lee first opened fire on Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor. He raised suspicions of land speculation involving land in Naegok-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, owned by Oh's in-laws, claiming, "During the terms of Cho Soon and Ko Gun (former Seoul mayors), there was no such corruption, but when Oh Se-hoon became mayor, he had the greenbelt lifted on land owned by his in-laws and received 3.6 billion won in compensation." He added, "There is no such special treatment," sarcastically criticizing, "Since he took it all for himself, he is practically a small business owner."

Lee also compared Oh to former President Lee Myung-bak, who once served as Seoul mayor. He said, "Oh Se-hoon is an MB (former President Lee Myung-bak) kid," and criticized, "If MB is a conglomerate, Oh is a retailer, but their mindset is the same."

Furthermore, Lee criticized other opposition candidates by mentioning only their names without titles. Regarding Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party, he said, "He keeps hovering around other parties," and pointed out, "A living flower with roots has vitality, but an artificial flower without roots has no fragrance."

Lee Hae-chan, former leader of the Democratic Party, is giving a greeting speech at the celebration party for the publication of his biography "My Life to the People," held on September 22 last year at the Western Chosun Hotel in Seoul. / Photo by Yonhap News

Meanwhile, Lee also brought up allegations of preferential sales related to Park Hyung-joon, the People Power Party’s candidate for Busan mayor, concerning the LCT building in Haeundae, Busan. Lee stated, "It is well known that the LCT building in Haeundae is riddled with corruption," and criticized, "Even if you are a public official, you shouldn’t enter such a place even if it’s free, yet he purchased two units on different floors. How can that be a coincidence?"

He also harshly criticized former Prosecutor General Yoon, who stepped down from his position and recently topped several presidential candidate approval polls.

Lee said of Yoon, "(In politics) there are luminous bodies and reflective bodies. A luminous body emits its own light, while a reflective body reflects the light of others and only exists when there is a luminous body." This was interpreted as dismissing Yoon’s high approval ratings as not self-generated but merely due to attention from the confrontation between Yoon and the ruling party.

He also said of Yoon, "He is not a proper legal professional," adding, "'Dictatorship disguised as democracy' is not the language of a legal expert but the language of a gangster."

At the same time, he expressed confidence by saying, "I don’t care what (Yoon) does, but if he goes into politics, thank you."

When asked about his recent life, Lee said, "On weekdays, I write my memoirs in Seoul, and on weekends, I go down to Sejong City to fish," adding, "My health was not good during the last general election, but maybe because the people gave us 180 seats, I feel good and have recovered my health."

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