Yoo's Fierce Attack on Kim Man-bae's Recording... Woo Sang-ho "Yoon is the Black Knight" Lee "Brazen and Shameless"

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is giving a speech at a concentrated campaign rally held near Jamsilsaenae Station in Seoul on the 16th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Woo Sang-ho, the general election campaign headquarters chief of the Democratic Party of Korea, claimed that Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, said to Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu during his time as a prosecutor, "I know Manager Kim well, so handle it without risk."

On the 20th, Woo held a press conference at the Yeouido party office and revealed a recorded phone conversation between Kim and accountant Jung Young-hak, stating that he had received a tip. According to the recording, when Kim said to Jung, "If a warrant comes for Yoon Seok-yeol, Yoon will die," Jung replied, "He will die. He originally has many crimes, Yoon Seok-yeol does." Then Kim said, "He is a very good person," and added, "He told me firmly, 'I know our Manager Kim well, so handle it without risk.'"

The Democratic Party previously revealed additional recordings amid the situation where the 'that person' mentioned by Kim in the recording was identified as a sitting Supreme Court justice, not Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, repeatedly raising suspicions of Yoon's involvement. Woo stated, "The remark that Yoon would die if a warrant came seems to be intended to prevent Kim from revealing that Yoon helped him," and added, "What I disclosed today confirms once again that Yoon and Kim have a close relationship and that Yoon's fatal weakness is exposed to Kim."

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, posted a message regarding the transcript revealed at the press conference held by Woo Kwang-ho, the general headquarters chief.
[Photo by Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party presidential candidate, Facebook capture]

Woo also disclosed additional conversations between Kim and Jung related to candidate Lee. In this recording, Kim asked Jung, "What crime do I have?" and "Did I give money to Lee Jae-myung or Woo Dong-gyu?" He continued, "Even if you do, they will just take your money," and added, "Serving prison time?does serving that little prison time turn a tiger into a cat?"

In response, Woo said, "Kim's question about whether he gave money to Lee clearly shows that candidate Lee did not gain any benefit from the Daejang-dong project," and urged, "Yoon is the black knight who backed Kim's group involved in the Daejang-dong corruption. Reveal the dangerous matters you told Kim about and what Kim's crimes are, and confess the truth in detail."

Woo also announced that from that day until the early voting day, the campaign headquarters would switch to an emergency system and mobilize the party's organizational power to wage an all-out battle. He requested, "All regional campaign headquarters should focus on election campaigning in the back alleys until 10 p.m., centered on elected lawmakers," and added, "I will also stay at the party office to oversee all situations personally."

Meanwhile, after the press conference, candidate Lee posted a link to Woo's summary of the press conference on his Facebook page, adding a brief comment, "Audacity and shamelessness." This is interpreted as a remark targeting Yoon and the People Power Party, who have been attacking him over the Daejang-dong allegations.

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