Kim Eui-gyeom: "Moon to Meet Lee Jae-myung This Afternoon"

Democratic Party Lawmaker, BBS Radio Interview
"The Aftermath of Approval Will Be 100 Times Bigger Than Rejection"

Kim Eui-gyeom, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 19th that former President Moon Jae-in, who is visiting Seoul to attend an event, will meet with Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. Lee, who marked the 20th day of his hunger strike on the same day, was urgently transported to the hospital the previous day due to a deterioration in his health.

On the same day, Kim said on BBS Radio's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal,' "The event that former President Moon will attend starts at 5 p.m. in Yeouido, Seoul, but I understand that he will visit the hospital beforehand to meet with Leader Lee."

Kim added, "Former President Moon also went on a hunger strike for quite a long time 10 years ago over the Sewol ferry issue. I think he will share his experience from that time and offer comfort and advice to Leader Lee to stop the hunger strike."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who received emergency treatment at Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital on the 18th due to health deterioration during fasting, is boarding an ambulance on the same day to be transferred to another hospital.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

When asked about some analyses suggesting that former President Moon might help find a way out of Lee's hunger strike, Kim replied, "I don't really know." He said, "It seems that former President Moon will earnestly try to dissuade him, but since Leader Lee is currently on a hunger strike with a determination to die, I am not sure."

He continued, "In fact, I don't think we can expect any change from the Yoon Seok-yeol administration or President Yoon Seok-yeol. The only way is for Democratic Party lawmakers and the supporting public to unite tightly and fight together."

Regarding the arrest warrant motion against Leader Lee, Kim emphasized, "We must unite without a single dissenting vote and definitely reject it." He said, "The prosecution requested the warrant during the session, even though the session was left open to avoid it, either by requesting it during the session or outside of it. This seems to be an attempt to exploit divisions within the Democratic Party and sow discord. The Democratic Party cannot play along with that."

He added, "Both approval and rejection are difficult paths, but I believe the backlash and difficulties will be about 100 times greater if it is approved than if it is rejected. If we approve it out of fear of criticism for being 'bulletproof,' it will lead to uncontrollable chaos. The prosecution is aiming for that by requesting the warrant, but we cannot put our heads in the tiger's mouth."

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