Lee Jae-myung's "Are you scared of me?" remark... Ruling party leadership candidates respond, "Are you scared of the power of truth?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] In response to the prosecution's summons notification, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, counterattacked by asking, "Am I that scary?" In turn, ruling party leadership candidates launched a fierce attack, saying, "Are you afraid of the power of truth?"

On the 23rd, Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, posted on his social media (SNS), "Far from being scary, it seems that Lee continuing as the Democratic Party leader would actually help our party's approval ratings more," adding, "The people who are truly most afraid of Lee Jae-myung are probably the 'Democratic Party lawmakers with sound common sense.'"

He continued, "Judging by his current words and actions, it seems that Lee is 'so afraid of the power of truth,'" and raised his voice, saying, "From the illegal bribery allegations involving Seongnam FC to the upcoming Daejang-dong Gate, Baekhyeon-dong Gate, lawyer fee payment gate, and the Kwon Soon-il Supreme Court justice trial trading gate, the 'scandals and suspicions' will keep piling up."

Assemblyman Cho Kyung-tae also stated on SNS, "In fact, Lee is the person who, out of fear of the prosecution's investigation, forcibly turned the Democratic Party into a bulletproof party," and said, "He is framing the investigation into judicial suspicions as 'opposition party oppression.'"

He argued, "Recalling the logic used during the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, there is a precedent where impeachment proceeded despite insufficient evidence, based on the fact that Choi Soon-sil and Park were an 'economic community,'" and claimed, "Considering the circumstances, it is appropriate to conduct a detention investigation on Lee as well."

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