Lee Jae-myung's Camp, Full Defense on 'Daejang-dong Controversy' "50 Billion Bribery Club, Prosecuting the Five Enemies of People Power Party"
[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] On the 6th, the camp of Lee Jae-myung, the ruling party's presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, showed full efforts to defend against the 'Daejang-dong scandal.' On the same day, regarding the Hwacheon Daeyu '50 Billion Club' revealed by Park Soo-young, a member of the People Power Party, they counterattacked by saying, "They should be named the People Power Party's Five Evils."
Park Seong-jun, senior spokesperson for Lee's camp, said in a statement, "'The 50 Billion Club' consists entirely of former legal professionals closely connected to the People Power Party, who were appointed during the Park Geun-hye administration," and emphasized, "Those involved in real estate corruption cases should be named the 'Daejang-dong People Power Party Five Evils.'
Senior spokesperson Park raised his voice, saying, "Investigative agencies should immediately launch an investigation into the 'Daejang-dong People Power Party Five Evils' revealed by Representative Park."
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Park Joo-min, the general director of Lee's camp and a member of the National Assembly, proposed party-level joint responses during a camp briefing, saying, "The more we dig into Hwacheon Daeyu, the more People Power Party figures emerge, and it is coming out that a person related to the special prosecutor Park Young-soo committed illegal acts," and added, "In this situation, I suggest that members of the same party respond together."
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