"Request for Disciplinary Action Against Officer Who Reprimanded Paramedic for Lee Jae-myung's Wife Lee Song" Petition Appears at Cheong

Kim Hye-kyung, wife of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, in transit [Photo by Facebook]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A petition has been posted requesting disciplinary action against the officer who reprimanded the paramedics who transported Kim Hye-kyung, the wife of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On the 13th, a post titled "We strongly request strict disciplinary action against the officers of the Bundang Fire Station who made the paramedics who transported Candidate Lee's wife write a report and even adjusted their work shifts" was uploaded on the Blue House National Petition Board.

According to the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters the previous day, the Bundang Fire Station called back three paramedics who transported Candidate Lee's wife, Kim, by ambulance on the 9th. This was because they did not report the situation to their superiors immediately after transporting Kim. However, it was reported that there was no obligation for paramedics to report to superiors when transporting VIPs, which sparked controversy.

Regarding this, the petitioner pointed out, "The officers at Bundang Fire Station, focusing only on VIP protocol, reprimanded the paramedics who faithfully performed their duties, causing serious disruption to their work the following day." They added, "Please strictly discipline the officers at Bundang Fire Station to prevent such incidents from recurring," and criticized, "They pursued their own advancement rather than fulfilling their duties, and thus lack the qualifications to be firefighters."

Meanwhile, Candidate Lee requested through his Facebook the previous day, "Please do not reprimand the 119 paramedics who transported my wife."

Candidate Lee explained, "When 119 arrived at my house, I was dressed and did not reveal who we were until the end," adding, "They neither needed to know nor could have known who I was. Even if there is an obligation to report VIP transport, since they were not the reporting target, they naturally did not report."

He said, "The three young paramedics I saw were excellent public officials," and added, "I am proud that they were public officials of Gyeonggi-do, which I used to command until recently."

He further added, "Instead of reprimanding those who performed their duties diligently without knowing the details, please encourage them."

Earlier, Kim, the wife of Candidate Lee, was hospitalized in a hospital in Bundang, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, after a fall accident at her home around 1 a.m. on the 9th. Candidate Lee canceled his schedule that day.

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