Kim Eo-jun "Lee Jae-myung pocketed money? I don't buy it... Harassed by Park Geun-hye government for 3 years straight"

"Lee Jae-myung, Just an Ordinary Seongnam Mayor During the Daejang-dong Allegations"

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun defended Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, on the 18th during his TBS program "Kim Eo-jun's News Factory."

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun defended Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, regarding the Daejang-dong development project allegations.

On the 18th, Kim said on his TBS program 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' "Water flows from top to bottom, money flows from bottom to top," adding, "Isn't the current Daejang-dong frame that Lee candidate embezzled money? I cannot accept that."

Kim stated that since Lee was merely the mayor of Seongnam City during the critical period of the Daejang-dong allegations from 2013 to 2016, he could not be at the center of the controversy. He claimed, "(At that time, Lee) was marked as a person of interest by the Park Geun-hye administration and faced all kinds of persecution. Lee Jae-myung was harassed for three years straight."

He continued, "Among the cabinet documents found at the Blue House in October 2017 was a January 6, 2016, document from the Chief of Staff titled 'Implementation of Instructions and Countermeasures,'" explaining, "It included content stating that the government would 'mobilize all possible measures to strongly respond' to Mayor Lee Jae-myung's enforcement of postpartum care centers and free school uniforms."

He actively defended Lee, saying, "At that time, the president, governor, and city council were all from the People Power Party, and the 5 billion club prosecutors were also appointed by the Park Geun-hye administration."

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