Lee Jae-myung "The Truth of the Busan Savings Bank Case Revealed... Lies Cannot Overcome Truth"

Lee "The Truth of the Daejang-dong Incident Will Also Be Revealed"
Democratic Party Launches Crossfire on Yoon with Comments, Press Conferences, and Public Meetings

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[Asia Economy Reporters Koo Chae-eun, Lee Ki-min] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 7th that the truth of the Busan Savings Bank case is being revealed in relation to the release of an audio file of Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, stating, "Falsehood cannot overcome truth."

After finishing his campaign at Changseon Samgeori in Busan that day, Lee told reporters, "I trust the wise judgment of the great people."

Lee said, "The truth of the Busan Savings Bank case, which caused nearly 40,000 victims, is being revealed," adding, "I regret that if the investigation had been properly conducted at the time, the damage might have been much less." He also stated, "The truth of the Daejang-dong case is also being revealed."

The audio file released the previous day contained Kim saying that he resolved the 2011 Busan Savings Bank loan corruption allegations "through lawyer Park Young-soo and then-Prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's Criminal Investigation Department."

In the same audio file, Kim also mentioned Lee's interference in the Daejang-dong case, saying, "I cursed a lot. That guy is a son of a b****."

Lee also appealed to his supporters on his social media (SNS) the previous night by attaching a link to a related article, saying, "Please widely share this. This vivid reality of shamelessness and impudence."

The Democratic Party is also unleashing a barrage of attacks against Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, through all possible channels including public meetings, statements, briefings, and SNS. On the same day, Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader, said at the Central Election Committee meeting, "Contrary to the People Power Party's claim that then-Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myung gave special favors to Hwacheon Daeyu, there are stories that due to Seongnam City's control, they suffered various disadvantages and had great dissatisfaction."

Democratic Party lawmakers belonging to the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee held a press conference at the party headquarters that day, played the audio file, and said, "Kim Man-bae stated that Mayor Lee tried to recover public interest, which made it difficult to recruit legal professional investors," adding, "The claims made by the People Power Party so far are false political attacks."

The election committee distributed written briefings consecutively from 8 a.m. that day under the names of chief spokespersons Kang Byung-won, Cho Seung-rae, and Baek Hye-ryun.

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