Lee Jae-myung Visits the Funeral Hall of Mrs. Bae Eun-sim: "May You Rest in Peace, Leaving the World to Us"

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, held a New Year's press conference on the 4th at the Kia Motors factory in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, under the theme "Vision for a Great Transformation of Korea and a Leap Forward for the People." Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 9th at the funeral hall of the late Bae Eun-sim, mother of martyr Lee Han-yeol, "Now, I hope you can rest peacefully and live eternally, leaving this world to us."

On the same day, Lee visited the funeral hall at Chosun University Hospital in Dong-gu, Gwangju, where Ms. Bae's wake was held, and after paying his respects, he said, "It is so heartbreaking that she must have lived in pain, burying her child in her heart all her life."

Lee expressed sorrow, saying, "She was always happy to see me, saying I looked like her son. When I called her last time, she was still in good health, so this is a painful matter."

He also sat down with Assemblymen Song Gap-seok and Lee Hyung-seok, and Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop, who were staying at the funeral hall, and shared conversations about the deceased.

Lee had tried to visit Ms. Bae when she was hospitalized on the 3rd due to acute myocardial infarction, but the medical staff judged it was "still too soon," so he inquired about her condition by phone.

Some members of the National Democratic Bereaved Families Association (Yugahyeop) strongly urged Lee to work hard for the enactment of the Democratic Meritorious Persons Act, which the deceased had wished for during her lifetime, but he is reported to have avoided giving an immediate answer.

Lee stayed at the funeral hall for about 16 minutes before returning to Seoul.

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