Deceased 'Lee Jae-myung Lawyer Fee Allegation' Whistleblower... Posted on SNS a Month Ago, "I Will Never Choose Extreme Measures"

Lee Jun-seok "I don't even expect what Lee will say"
Hong Joon-pyo "We need to investigate if it's a death that could only happen in movies"

A post uploaded on Facebook on the 10th of last month by Mr. Lee, who first reported the transcript related to Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate's 'allegation of lawyer fee payment on behalf.' / Photo by Mr. Lee, Facebook capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Lee Mo, who first raised allegations of attorney fee payments on behalf of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, was found dead on the 12th. It was confirmed that he had recently posted on social media that he had no intention of making an extreme choice.

On December 10 last year, Lee wrote on Facebook, "Although this life is ruined, I will never think of suicide until I see my daughter and son get married." That day was the same day that the late Yoo Han-gi, former head of the Development Project Headquarters at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who had an arrest warrant issued on charges of taking bribes related to the Daejang-dong development project preferential treatment allegations, was found dead.

Lee had frequently posted critical comments about the candidate before. He once called the candidate "a candidate who only lies."

Also, when the late Kim Moon-gi, head of Development Division 1, was found dead, he wrote, "It seems difficult to find any signs or reasonable motives to presume Kim Moon-gi’s death was a suicide."

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate.
Photo by Yonhap News

Meanwhile, the police stated that Lee was found dead around 8:40 p.m. on the 11th at a hotel in Yangcheon-gu, and they are investigating the exact cause of death. It was reported that Lee’s family filed a missing person report after losing contact with him on the 8th.

Previously, in 2018, Lee had reported to a civic group a recording alleging that attorney Lee Mo, who handled the candidate’s Public Official Election Act violation case, received 300 million KRW and stocks worth 2 billion KRW as legal fees.

Based on this report, the civic group filed a complaint with the prosecution accusing the candidate and others of false information disclosure, mentioning that the legal fees of the defense team at the time were less than 300 million KRW. The Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office is conducting an investigation, including securing records of advisory fees received by the law firm to which attorney Lee Mo, who acted as the candidate’s defense counsel, belonged.

In response to Lee’s death, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, said, "I don’t know why such tragic incidents keep happening," adding, "I don’t even expect what Candidate Lee Jae-myung will say about this person. Let’s watch and be angry."

Hong Joon-pyo, a People Power Party lawmaker, also said, "Another death. It’s a strange coincidence for it to be just a coincidence." He continued, "Following two people related to Daejang-dong, now one more person related to the payment of lawsuit fees has been found dead under suspicious circumstances," adding, "This is not a death you would see in movies or dramas. A thorough investigation is necessary. The world is becoming a scary place."

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