"Yoon Shows No Interest in State Affairs, Obsessed with Eliminating Rivals"…Opposition Reacts Strongly to Lee Jae-myung's Prosecutor Summons News

Park Hong-geun "Regrettable to Summon Presidential Election Competitors"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 22nd, regarding the notification of summons from the prosecution over the Seongnam FC sponsorship fund allegations against Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, voices of 'regret' emerged from the Democratic Party leadership. It is said that President Yoon Seok-yeol has drawn his sword to eliminate political rivals.

Park Hong-geun, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, said on the day, "The budget bill is ultimately blocked due to the president's stubbornness, and now summoning the leader of the main opposition party, who was also a presidential election competitor, can only be seen as a desperate attempt to eliminate political rivals without any concern for people's livelihood or the normal operation of state affairs," adding, "It is deeply regrettable."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 19th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Regarding whether Lee will respond to the summons, Floor Leader Park said, "It is up to him (Lee) to consider," and added, "I think there will be related discussions within the party leadership." Discussions at the party level are expected to take place at the on-site Supreme Council meeting held in Gangwon Province on the 23rd and at the members' meeting scheduled before the plenary session in the afternoon.

The Seongnam FC sponsorship allegations involve claims that during Lee's tenure as mayor of Seongnam, when he was the club owner of Seongnam FC, he facilitated conveniences for companies such as Naver and Doosan Construction in the process of securing sponsorship funds amounting to about 16 billion won from 2016 to 2018.

Lee is currently conducting a two-day, one-night schedule of the 'Into the People, Listening Tour' in the Gyeongbuk and Gangwon areas, along with on-site Supreme Council meetings. Lee's side is expected to release an official statement soon.

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