Lee Jung-mi "Yoon Hee-sook, If 'Integrity' Is Important, Excess Profits Must Be Returned"

"Presidential Candidates and Resignation from Parliamentary Positions Are Responsibilities as Public Officials... Accountability for Speculation Allegations Should Be Handled Differently"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 26th, former Justice Party leader and presidential candidate Lee Jeong-mi said, "I am dumbfounded by how Representative Yoon Hee-sook, who is under suspicion of speculation, suddenly transformed into a political hero overnight," and directed at Rep. Yoon, "If 'integrity' is truly important, immediately sell the farmland under speculation and return the excess profits, which have more than doubled, to society."

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On this day, former leader Lee wrote on Facebook, "The immediate denial and brazen attitude following an apology to the public is a typical bad example of an apology statement," and criticized, "The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission's investigation is 'fitting the facts to the narrative' and a 'ridiculous investigation,' and to say that your family's corruption case shows 'why regime change is necessary'?aren't you ashamed to talk about the Moon Jae-in administration's double standards?"

She continued, "Declaring withdrawal from the primary race and resignation from the National Assembly seat will not allow you to escape the speculation allegations and investigations."

Former leader Lee pointed out, "Your father, who is not even a farmer, submitted an agricultural management plan and purchased more than 3,000 pyeong of farmland in Sejong City," and added, "But coincidentally! The timing was in 2016 when land prices in Sejong City were soaring, coincidentally! In 2019, the KDI where Rep. Yoon worked was conducting a preliminary feasibility study on the site, coincidentally! You became a member of the National Assembly and even went against the party line to advocate for relocating the National Assembly to Sejong City, coincidentally! Your son-in-law was working in a key position in the Park Geun-hye administration, coincidentally! Your mother’s health suddenly deteriorated, forcing a lease contract, and coincidentally! The land price more than doubled, with farmland bought for 820 million KRW now valued at around 1.8 billion KRW," enumerating each point.

She then asked, "Could all of this be a coincidence?"

Former leader Lee stated, "Resignation from the presidential race and the National Assembly seat is a responsibility as a public official, but the responsibility for the speculation allegations must be borne differently," and said, "Immediately sell the farmland and return all excess profits, which amount to about 1 billion KRW, to society." She added, "I hope you actively cooperate with the investigation and silently assist in revealing the truth behind the speculation allegations within your party and the KDI suspicions."

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