"Only the Innocent Should Cast Stones" Ruling Party Lawmakers Share Lee Jae-myung's Tearful Appeal Video

Lee shows tears while explaining 'sister-in-law insult controversy'
"Pat pat", "Eyes welling up" ruling party lawmakers console

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is wiping away tears during an impromptu speech at the 'Maetaverse' Seongnam, Into the Public Sentiment! event held on the afternoon of the 24th at Sangdaewon Market in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The so-called 'tearful speech' video of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is being shared one after another on the social networking service (SNS) accounts of ruling party lawmakers.

Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party, shared a video titled "I can't stop crying" uploaded on Lee's YouTube channel on his Facebook on the 24th, comforting him by saying, "My eyes are getting hot. Pat pat."

Han Junho, a lawmaker who served as Lee's executive secretary, also defended the candidate on the 25th by quoting John 8:7 from the Bible. He emphasized, "Let the one who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her," adding, "However, no one in the crowd threw a stone at the woman who sinned."

On the same day, Woo Won-shik, another lawmaker from the same party, shared Lee's video on his Facebook, saying, "I saw a person who cried out that he had too many wounds," and "I saw the horrific reality that had to be explained in the relationship with his brother, with whom he ultimately had no choice but to fight. Still, he says he does politics to create a world that is not despairing for people in the same situation as himself."

In another post, he said, "Yes, the curse itself is wrong," but questioned, "But if I put myself in his shoes, if I had committed violence against my beloved mother and even uttered terrible curses, what would I have done?"

He added, "It is a fortune that I have not experienced what this candidate has gone through."

Candidate Lee's appearance posted on the Democratic Party of Korea's Facebook account / Photo by Facebook capture

Earlier, the candidate visited Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, his political hometown, the day before, and shed tears while mentioning his family history and past. Regarding the so-called 'brother-in-law curse controversy,' he also appealed, "Please stop digging into the wounds of my suffering family."

On that day, at Sangdaewon Market in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Lee said, "I worked hard and tried to live cleanly, and that's why I came to this position, but there are too many wounds," adding, "When I became the mayor of Seongnam, people who hated me started attacking me by involving my family. My mentally unstable brother was tempted and worked on me, saying that if he drove Lee Jae-myung out, he would be made the chairman of the city council, and my brother started attacking me."

He continued, "So I blocked all calls from public officials so they couldn't answer. When I told them not to engage, they threatened my mother, saying they would kill her at home and set fire to the church, so my mother called me. That was the beginning," explaining the situation at the time.

He added, "My mother is heaven to me. So I got angry and called her, asking how a child could do that to a parent, but she mocked me, saying I couldn't even understand such philosophical expressions."

He also said, "I cursed. It was wrong to curse. As a public official, I should not have cursed and should have endured until the end. I lacked character, and my mother has now passed away. My brother has also passed away. This will never happen again. I was wrong," bowing his head repeatedly.

However, he appealed, "Even if you criticize me for the abusive language, please at least look a little at the fact that I tried to carry out the administration fairly so that my brothers could not interfere in the city administration," adding, "The breath of our father and mother still remains here. For our family, brothers, and the many people who worked together in the factory, I will work dozens of times harder than now."

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