"Leader to Complete Prosecutorial Reform, Not Political Retaliation" 472 Lawyers from Yeonghonam Declare Support for Candidate Lee Jae-myung

472 Yeonghonam Lawyers Declare Support for Candidate Lee Jae-myung.
[Photo by Busan City Council]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] On the 14th, one day before the official start of the 20th presidential election campaign, 472 lawyers from the Yeongnam and Honam regions declared their support for Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung.

This is the first time that lawyers from both ruling and opposition parties have declared their support in this presidential election.

On the afternoon of the 14th, they held a press conference at the briefing room of the Busan Metropolitan Council and stated, “This presidential election should be one that elects a president who can overcome the national crisis well and turn it into an opportunity for a new leap,” naming candidate Lee Jae-myung as the right person for the job.

They also declared their support by saying, “As lawyers for the late former President Roh Moo-hyun and President Moon Jae-in, and from their hometown Busan, we confirm that candidate Lee Jae-myung is the right person equipped with the capability to lead harmony and sustainable growth.”

In particular, they criticized candidate Yoon Seok-youl’s remarks on ‘investigating deep-rooted evils,’ stating, “We must elect a leader who will complete prosecutorial reform and achieve national unity, not a leader who announces political revenge disguised as investigations immediately upon becoming president.”

They continued, “The achievements, philosophy, and insight demonstrated by candidate Lee Jae-myung during his youth, as a human rights lawyer, as mayor of Seongnam, and as governor of Gyeonggi Province are alleviating the increasingly deepening imbalance and conflicts,” and explained their reason for support: “Candidate Lee Jae-myung is the right person equipped with the capability to lead harmony and sustainable growth.”

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