Democratic Party on Lee Jae-myung's eldest son's 'military hospitalization favoritism' allegation: "Air Force simple mistake caused omission of personnel order"

與 "Normal admission and discharge... Military authorities confirm personnel order was a simple mistake by military staff"
Park Su-young "How can several soldiers be hospitalized for over two months at the military's top hospital without a personnel order?"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 5th, the Democratic Party of Korea actively refuted the People Power Party's claim that Lee Mo, the eldest son of presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, received special treatment by being admitted to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital during his military service without following official procedures, stating that he was "admitted and discharged normally." However, regarding the claim that there are only admission and discharge records without the 'personnel order documents' that record hospital admissions and discharges in military hospitals, they explained that it was "a simple mistake by a military official."

On the same day, Park Chan-dae, the chief spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said in a morning briefing, "The People Power Party has been portraying the candidate's son as having received special treatment by being admitted to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital. However, the fact is that he was admitted and discharged normally, and the military authorities confirmed that the missing personnel order was a simple mistake by a military official."

Park Chan-dae, Head of the National Crisis Overcoming Social Headquarters, is giving an opening remark at the National Crisis Overcoming K-New Deal Committee Childcare TF Party-Government Meeting held at the National Assembly on the 23rd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Spokesperson Park added, "The military authorities stated that 'Mr. Lee was admitted to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital through normal procedures, and the personnel order was omitted due to a mistake by the personnel officer of the Air Force Education Command,' and this is another failure of the People Power Party's scheme."

He continued, "We hope that Park Soo-young of the People Power Party and the People Power Party, who have been spreading suspicions as if they were facts, will properly apologize. We also urge the immediate deletion of posts spreading related false information."

Earlier, Representative Park claimed that Lee Mo, the eldest son of candidate Lee, received special treatment by being admitted to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital for a long-term stay of about 3 to 4 months. At the time, it was reported that Lee had an 'ankle injury,' but according to Representative Park's side, ankle surgery usually requires discharge within a week.

Along with this, it was pointed out that when soldiers are admitted and discharged from military hospitals, it must be recorded officially through personnel orders, but in Lee's military hospital personnel order records, only admission and discharge records exist.

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Regarding the explanation that the personnel officer of the Air Force Education Command omitted the personnel order by mistake, Representative Park said, "Which citizen would believe this? Now that the person in charge has retired and no one knows where they are or what they are doing, blaming all the faults on the then officer who cannot be held accountable will not cover up the special treatment admission."

He raised his voice, saying, "How many soldiers could have been admitted to the military's top hospital for about two months without a personnel order? If Lee's case is the only one, isn't that strange? Why was only the son of the Seongnam mayor admitted without an order? If there are several such soldiers, that is also a problem. The Minister of National Defense should answer."

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