Lee Jun-seok to Lee Jae-myung: "Only Close Aides in the Secretary's Office? It's a Comedy"

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, made remarks targeting Lee Jae-myung, the governor of Gyeonggi Province.
[Photo by Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party Facebook]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, criticized Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, saying, "The claim that one must be in the Secretary's Office to be considered a close aide is a comedy."

Today (4th), Lee shared an article on his Facebook containing Lee Jae-myung's explanation regarding his relationship with former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation acting president Yoo Dong-gyu and made this statement.

Previously, when Yoo, a key figure in the Daejang-dong development scandal, was arrested, Lee Jae-myung said, "Shouldn't he be assisting closely in the Secretary's Office?" and added, "Whether he is a close aide or not is a dirty debate." He also said, "The concept of a close aide was not established beforehand, and he is not the closest aide," and "I hope attacks are not made based on ambiguous concepts."

However, Lee Jun-seok pointed out, "It is a comedy that Lee Jae-myung, the 'number one player,' said one must be in the Secretary's Office to be a close aide." He further questioned, "Was Choi Soon-sil in the Secretary's Office?" and noted, "Those close aides who are not in the official chain of command are called 'non-official aides,' and it was because the president and those non-official aides were seen as an economic community that the impeachment happened less than five years ago."

Lee continued, "One of the first people to loudly call for that impeachment was none other than the 'number one player' Lee Jae-myung himself," and criticized, "Former President Park Geun-hye was impeached because she failed to stop the non-official aides who flattered her; the 'number one player' should just self-dismiss and be confined in a self-imposed isolation."

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