Police: "Attacker Committed Crime to Prevent Representative Lee Jae-myung from Becoming President"

"Representative Lee Expresses Dissatisfaction with Trial Postponement"

Kim Mo (67), who is accused of attempted murder for stabbing Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, with a weapon, testified to the police that he committed the crime to prevent Lee from becoming president.

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The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency Investigation Headquarters stated in a final investigation briefing on the afternoon of the 10th, "Kim committed the crime to prevent Lee from becoming president and to stop certain forces from securing a majority of seats by giving nominations in the general election."

They added, "It appears that the crime was committed because Kim thought Lee's trial was being delayed and that he was not being properly punished."

The police explained that through analysis of seized items, digital forensic investigations, call records, and movement analysis, there is currently no evidence of co-conspirators or any behind-the-scenes forces who planned or instructed the crime.

Earlier, the police arrested and booked a man in his 70s who assisted Kim by promising to deliver a so-called apology letter (a message left behind) that Kim wrote before the crime to media outlets and his family after the incident.

Meanwhile, on the morning of the 2nd at around 10:50 a.m., Kim approached Lee, who was visiting Daehang Observatory in Gadeokdo, Gangseo-gu, Busan, pretending to be a supporter, and stabbed him in the neck with a weapon before being arrested at the scene.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency formed an investigation headquarters consisting of 68 members and has been investigating the case for nine days.

On the morning of the same day at around 10 a.m., the police transferred Kim, who was held in the detention center of Yeonje Police Station in Busan, to the prosecution for detention.

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