Lee Jae-myung: "If Yoo Dong-gyu is my close aide, is Yoon Seok-yeol a close aide of Moon?"

"Stealing designs from thieves, the distribution and design by thieves was done by the People Power Party"
In the '5 Billion Club' list, "He insists Lee Jae-myung is the one hit by a grenade," "Just thrown recklessly"

Lee Jae-myung, a presidential primary candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is preparing for a debate at the Democratic Party presidential candidate debate held at OBS in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 5th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, refuted claims that Yoo Dong-gyu, the former Planning Director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation who was arrested over the 'Daejang-dong development preferential treatment' allegations, is his close aide, calling it "a kind of trap." He questioned, "Is former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol a close aide of President Moon Jae-in?"

In a discussion held at 5 p.m. on the 6th on the Open Democratic Party's YouTube channel 'Open Democratic Party TV,' Lee said, "He neither helped our election nor can he be called a close aide."

He drew a line regarding the relationship allegations, stating, "(Former Director Yoo) left after serving as president of the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization. He asked for 38 billion won to invest in a film, but I did not allow it."

He continued, "I have repeatedly said that money is like a demon and anyone who misuses it will be ruined. I think I have mostly kept that," adding, "Regardless of whether he is a close aide or not, this friend (former Director Yoo), who was clearly close to me, also threw a bomb. It is a task to be resolved going forward."

He then raised his voice, saying, "It is the People Power Party that colluded with private developers and shared development profits with some who held business rights," and added, "But they ask why it was not taken away. This is a clear case of blaming the victim."

Lee asserted, "2015 was during the Park Geun-hye administration. If there had been even a speck of wrongdoing, I would have been finished," and claimed, "I designed to take it back from the thieves, and the rest of the thieves' distribution and design were done by the People Power Party."

Regarding People Power Party lawmaker Park Soo-young's exposure of the so-called '50 Billion Club,' a lobbying list related to the Daejang-dong allegations, Lee dismissed it, saying, "They insist that Lee Jae-myung is the one hit by the grenade," and called it "a reckless throw."

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