Lee Jae-myung "Daejang-dong, This Is Really Crazy... Special Prosecutor Must Quickly Reveal the Whole Truth"

Regarding the Death of Kim Moon-gi: "He Was Once a Subordinate... I Cannot Say I Have No Responsibility"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate. The photo shows him delivering opening remarks at the 1st meeting of the Special Committee for COVID-19 Crisis Response held on the 17th at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, commented on the Daejang-dong scandal, saying, "It's a bit much to say this, but I'm going crazy. It would be better to quickly conduct a special investigation and clearly reveal the whole truth."

On the 22nd, Lee appeared on SBS's 'Joo Young-jin's News Briefing' and said, "The more transparent it is, the better for me. I've already been suspected of everything, so I need to clear those suspicions." However, he warned, "If there is no evidence of wrongdoing, it is wrong to call someone in for investigation just to disgrace them and make them stand on the photo line."

He added, "But it doesn't make sense to investigate only me. Wasn't there suspicion that was overlooked during the investigation when Yoon Seok-yeol of the People Power Party received a loan from Busan Savings Bank?"

When asked about setting the timing for the introduction of a special investigation, he dismissed it, saying, "Fixing the timing is actually an overstep because there is an opposing party."

Kim Moon-gi, Director of Development Project Division 1 at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who was the head of the Daejang-dong development project department. / Photo by Yonhap News

Regarding Kim Moon-gi, the head of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who took an extreme step the day before, Lee said, "I also saw news on our internal network that someone had taken an extreme step, and I wondered if it was a mistake from past articles. But later, I realized it was someone else." He added, "Anyway, he was one of the subordinates I once commanded, and it seems that this investigation process was the cause of his extreme decision. It's truly regrettable."

On the opposition raising Lee's responsibility for Kim's death, he said, "Since he was once a subordinate and involved in the work I was doing, I cannot say I have no responsibility at all."

Meanwhile, regarding his eldest son, who was embroiled in an illegal gambling controversy, Lee said, "There are so many reporters that he is currently on a temporary leave and staying elsewhere." He explained, "Because of so-called 'staking out,' protecting his workplace and home, he is actually unable to go to work."

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