Jeong Seong-ho "If someone makes an extreme choice during investigation, coercive investigation is mentioned... but not in cases related to Lee Jae-myung"

"I wonder how much the investigation is really just 'squeezing a dry towel'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Jeong Seong-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, pointed out on the 5th, "When people involved in investigations commit extreme acts, the media talks about coercive investigations, but no coercive investigations are mentioned regarding candidate Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party leader)."

Jeong appeared on YTN Radio's 'News King Park Ji-hoon' that day and said, "It seems that the investigative agencies are behaving in a way that gives the nuance that candidate Lee is putting pressure, but I think this is very wrong."

Jeong made these remarks in relation to witness A, who was being investigated for allegations of misuse of corporate cards by candidate Lee's wife and who worked as a driver for Lee's campaign during the presidential primary. Earlier, on the 30th of last month at a talk concert, Lee said, "There are people unrelated who could not endure the coercive investigations by the prosecution and police and passed away," adding, "What does that have to do with Lee Jae-myung?"

However, according to media verification including JTBC, it was confirmed that the person was indeed the driver for Lee's wife. In response, Lee's campaign explained, "He drove the lead vehicle for the spouse's office, was contracted according to the Political Funds Act, and received allowances for simple labor related to driving duties."

Regarding this, Jeong said, "I also feel that Lee's side lacked an accurate understanding of the facts," but added, "When I ran for the National Assembly, I had about five paid election staff registered as volunteer drivers. Isn't it even more so during a presidential election? With dozens of campaign workers, how can you properly know who is who?"

He continued, "Moreover, isn't that the essence? I think the investigation is like 'squeezing a dry towel.' Since nothing related to candidate Lee comes up, they call related people and coerce them with trivial matters, which may have led to extreme acts, I speculate."

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