野 "I don't know how many more articles to kill Lee Jae-myung will come out... We will fight against political oppression"

Noh: "Seongnam FC Songchi is 'Lee Jae-myung Killing' Part 3... No Intention to Respond to Summons"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is delivering opening remarks at the launch ceremony and press conference of the Committee for the Livelihood Economy Crisis held at the National Assembly on the 13th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 13th, the Democratic Party of Korea reacted strongly against the police sending party leader Lee Jae-myung to the prosecution on charges of third-party bribery related to the 'Seongnam FC sponsorship fund suspicion,' calling it the 'third round of Lee Jae-myung destruction.'

Spokesperson Kim Eui-gyeom criticized at a National Assembly briefing that afternoon, saying, "The police had already decided not to prosecute a year ago due to lack of evidence. This case was already closed." He added, "The police are questioning the nature of the money, but it was merely payment for advertising expenses. The sponsorship funds were handled in an extremely legal and transparent manner. All were used for the citizens of Seongnam."

He continued, "The prosecution released the first and second rounds of 'Lee Jae-myung destruction' targeting the Chuseok holiday. Daejang-dong and Baekhyeon-dong were the respective subjects," and pointed out, "However, they failed to gain traction, and public opinion condemned it as 'political oppression.' Then, this time, they slightly changed the subject to Seongnam FC and released the third round of 'Lee Jae-myung destruction.' This is a desperate attempt to make up for the box office failure."

He further criticized, "With the same director (President Yoon Suk-yeol) and the same actor (Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon), there is no way anything new will come out by filming the third round with their repetitive scenario. It only deepens the rotten stench of Yoon Suk-yeol prosecution’s unprecedented abuse of power."

Spokesperson Kim also said, "The destruction of Lee Jae-myung will continue. There may be a fourth, fifth, or even dozens more. We will protect democracy against the Yoon Suk-yeol government, which is solely focused on political oppression."

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