Lee Jae-myung to Attend Warrant Hearing on 26th... "Final Decision After Medical Staff Assessment"

Attendance of Lawyer and Court Appearance
No Statement Expected to Be Released

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is scheduled to attend the warrant hearing on the 26th as planned.

On the afternoon of the 25th, Kwon Chil-seung, chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party, stated in a briefing, "Leader Lee will appear at the Seoul Central District Court (West Building back gate) around 9:45 a.m. on the 26th for the warrant hearing."

Spokesperson Kwon explained, "Leader Lee will attend the court with his lawyer," and added, "There is no separate statement from Leader Lee regarding this appearance."

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Earlier that day, after the morning Supreme Council meeting, Spokesperson Kwon told reporters, "We plan to finalize the decision on attendance after consulting medical staff this afternoon," and added, "The leader has had the intention to attend from the beginning."

Leader Lee, who began a hunger strike on the 31st of last month, ended the strike on the 23rd, the 24th day of fasting. The decision on whether Leader Lee will be detained is expected to be made late on the 26th or early on the 27th.

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