Lee Jae-myung on the Death of Mr. Lee Who Raised 'Attorney Fee Payment' Allegations: "I Feel Sorry... Rest in Peace"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed his condolences on the death of Lee Byung-chul, who had raised allegations of 'lawyer fee payment on behalf,' saying, "I feel sorry and pray for his soul" on the 12th.

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, attended the Top 10 Group CEO Talk "Let's Take Off Our Ties and Talk" held at the Korea Employers Federation in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 12th, and delivered opening remarks. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

On the afternoon of the same day, after attending the 'Top 10 Group CEO Talk' event held at the Korea Employers Federation building in Mapo-gu, Lee responded to reporters' questions about Lee's death with these remarks.

Lee said, "There is a statement issued by the campaign headquarters, so I hope you refer to that," and did not make any further comments.

At the event, there was also a question regarding Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, who said in the previous day's Daejang-dong scandal trial that it was "under the instruction of Mayor Lee Jae-myung," but Lee replied, "Let's stop talking about that."

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party campaign's public relations team issued a statement on the same day, saying, "Until the substantive truth is revealed, Lee Byung-chul is the subject of the 'allegation of manipulated recording of payment on behalf,'" and "The candidate has no relation to the deceased."

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