Lee Jae-myung on Jo Dong-yeon's Resignation: "I Will Take Full Responsibility"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is talking with Professor Jo Dong-yeon of Seokyeong University, who was recruited as a co-chairman of the joint campaign committee, at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 30th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 3rd regarding Cho Dong-yeon, the newly appointed co-chairman of the joint campaign committee, expressing his intention to resign, "I, as the candidate, will take full responsibility."

Lee stated through Facebook in the afternoon, "She tried to join me with the determination to change the world, but she and her family suffered great wounds," expressing his thoughts.

He said, "I am sorry to Chairman Cho and her family," and emphasized, "I ask for consideration so that there will be no more pain or wounds."

The previous day, the conservative YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Institute' exposed Chairman Cho's personal affairs. Chairman Cho expressed her intention to resign during a phone call with Representative Song Young-gil that morning. Representative Song said to reporters that morning, "The despicable act of the media revealing even the faces and names of the children cannot be considered journalism. It is a heinous criminal act equivalent to social character assassination." The party's legal support team filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office that morning against Kang Yong-seok and Kim Se-ui, operators of Garosero Research Institute.

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