Lee Jae-myung: "Not a Single Speck of Dust... Conducted Myself Without Any Shame"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung is watching the event at the opening ceremony of the '2021 Data Sovereignty International Forum' held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province on the 8th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, claimed, "If there had been even a speck of dust or a single won of corruption on me, I would never have survived."

On the 9th, Lee posted on his Facebook, stating, "Since entering politics, I have never once abused my authority for personal purposes."

He said, "Politicians are agents entrusted with the authority of the sovereign people. A moral flaw in an agent means abusing the entrusted authority not for the sovereign's sake but for personal purposes," adding, "I dare say, since entering politics, I have never once abused my authority for personal purposes. Despite receiving all kinds of attacks from vested interests such as the prosecution, police, media, and regime power, this is the reason I was able to survive."

He continued, "In February 1989, when I began my human rights lawyer activities in Seongnam, I started clashing with the police, prosecution, and vested interests, who carried out cruel and persistent attempts to cut off my political life and livelihood," and said, "I dare say, to survive any oppression, I shouted 'Corruption Hell, Integrity Eternal' and conducted myself without a single shameful point."

He added, "I fought a war against construction mafias to block the 'Parkview preferential sale and change of use,' which led to a bizarre record of helping a broadcast producer impersonate a prosecutor. I was wanted for obstructing special official duties while campaigning for the establishment of a public hospital, and was publicly summoned by the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office, accused of being a 'funding source for pro-North groups' for outsourcing cleaning to cleaning workers," and lamented, "While others would receive warnings from the election commission for handing out election cards inside subway stations, I handed out cards at the entrance of the underground passage connected to the subway and was formally prosecuted, resulting in a fine of 500,000 won and a criminal record."

He also said, "'Not saying anything is also false information disclosure,' I was prosecuted for this, and evidence of my brother's mental illness was hidden while I was charged with abuse of authority for allegedly trying to forcibly hospitalize a brother without mental illness. It cost a huge amount in attorney fees to be acquitted, and many people suffered for a long time."

Lee stated, "The all-powerful political prosecutors of South Korea, who fabricate crimes that do not exist and cover up existing crimes, can be seen in the 'Lee Jae-myung dusting target investigation,' where they tried to create crimes that do not exist for Lee Jae-myung by falsely accusing unrelated people," and added, "I promise to continue to fear the sovereign people, never forget my duties as an agent, and pursue clean politics."

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