Lee Jae-myung "Opposition Party Headquarters Stormed During National Audit... Speaking with a Heavy Heart" Tearfully

"Please Make Sure to Protect the Regressing Democracy"

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Park Jun-i] Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed on the 24th that he felt "heartbroken" over the prosecution's search and seizure.

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On that day, as Lee entered the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul in the morning, he told reporters, "During the national audit, a horrific event unprecedented in the history of democracy and political parties in the Republic of Korea is occurring, which can be described as the opposition party's invasion of the central party office."

Lee showed a moment of choking up while adding, "With a heart full of sorrow, I will not turn away from this scene of invasion but will watch over it."

He continued, "I hope the people will not forget this historic moment and will surely protect our regressing democracy," emphasizing his point.

The Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (led by Chief Prosecutor Kang Baek-shin) attempted a search and seizure at the Democratic Research Institute, where Kim Yong, a close aide to Lee and deputy director of the Democratic Research Institute, works. The institute is located in the Democratic Party office building in Yeouido, Seoul.

Regarding this, Lee said at the morning Supreme Council meeting, "Tomorrow is the president's policy speech, but it is hard to understand the logic of forcibly carrying out a search and seizure again today." He added, "I think politics has disappeared and only domination remains. Morality has vanished and only violence remains."

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