Lee Jae-myung: "Please Encourage Rather Than Criticize the 119 Paramedics Who Transported My Wife"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate's wife, Kim Hye-kyung, was transported to the hospital in a 119 ambulance in the early morning of the 9th. Photo by Lee Hae-sik, a member of the National Assembly, posted on Facebook.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, directly intervened and asked to stop the criticism and reprimand after it was reported that the 119 paramedics who transported his wife (Mrs. Kim Hye-kyung), who lost consciousness due to a fall accident, were reprimanded and subjected to a long investigation by the fire station the next day for not properly reporting.

On the 12th, Lee posted on his Facebook under the title "Please do not criticize or reprimand the 119 paramedics who transported my wife," stating, "When 119 arrived at my house, I was dressed and did not reveal who we were until the end, so they neither needed to know nor could have known who I was," adding, "Therefore, even if there was an obligation to report to '00' personnel, they were not subjects of the report, so naturally, they did not report," defending the paramedics who responded at the time.

He continued, "The three young paramedics I saw were excellent public officials," and added, "I was proud that they were public officials of Gyeonggi Province, which I used to command until recently."

Lee also said, "I don't think those who diligently performed their duties should be reprimanded without knowing the full details," and requested, "Please encourage (the paramedics who responded at the time) instead of criticizing them."

Earlier, at around 1:20 a.m. on the 9th, paramedics from Bundang Fire Station in Gyeonggi Province, who received the report of Mrs. Kim Hye-kyung's fall accident, promptly responded to the scene and safely transported her to a nearby hospital. However, it was reported that the paramedics who responded were called to the fire station the next morning after working overnight and subjected to a lengthy investigation.

This was because the paramedics were accused of omitting the report after transporting the wife of a key figure, Governor Lee.

Regarding this, the fire authorities said, "It is true that the paramedics were called in to understand the situation," but added, "Whether there will be any reprimand is currently under review."

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