Lee Jae-myung: "Yoon Fabricates Nonexistent Crimes... Retracts Promise to Appoint If Elected President"

Lee Jae-myung "Astonished by the arrogance and conceit of special prosecutors trying to fabricate crimes"
"Yoon, I have come to realize that he is very dangerous if he gains power"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Yeeun] Lee Jae-myung, the ruling party's presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, criticized the Yoon Seok-yeol former Prosecutor General's camp for comparing the 'Seongnam FC sponsorship bribery suspicion' to the 'Mir-K Sports Foundation' case involving former President Park Geun-hye and Choi Seo-won, calling it a "horrible claim."

On the 6th, Lee Jae-myung posted on his social media (SNS) that he referred to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol as a "malignant special prosecutor who fabricates crimes that do not exist," saying, "It is astonishing the arrogance and conceit of a special prosecutor who insists that completely different things are the same and tries to create crimes that do not exist."

Lee, who was the mayor of Seongnam City and owner of Seongnam FC in 2015, was accused of bribery related to attracting advertising fees from local companies. Regarding this, Yoon Seok-yeol's camp claimed, "It is structurally similar to the sponsorship received by the K Sports Foundation."

In response, Lee argued, "The Mir Foundation is privately owned, so if it received sponsorship related to official duties, it is naturally bribery, but Seongnam FC, owned by Seongnam City, even if it received advertising fees under the condition of changing the use, benefits the citizens."

Regarding the process of attracting advertising for Seongnam FC, he explained, "D Construction changed a blighted land that had been neglected for decades into business-use land, and in return, D Group decided on land donation and public contributions within the district."

He added, "Choi Soon-sil and Park Geun-hye conspired to provide sponsorship funds to the Mir Foundation in exchange for benefits to specific companies, but Seongnam FC generated advertising revenue through advertising sales, so the facts are completely different."

Lee raised his voice, saying, "I once said that if I became president, I would appoint former Prosecutor Yoon as Prosecutor General, but I retract that statement," adding, "After seeing the camp's commentary, I realized that not only is their ability poor, but also that it would be very dangerous if they held power."

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