Lee Jae-myung Returns to Party Affairs Two Weeks After Attack... Chairs Supreme Council Meeting on 17th

Stabbed with a weapon in Busan on the 2nd... Returns on the 17th
Likely to focus on election issues such as 'serial defections'

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, will return to work two weeks after the 'weapon attack' incident.

Park Sung-joon, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 16th, "Leader Lee will return to party affairs starting with presiding over the Supreme Council meeting tomorrow (17th)." He added, "Following the Supreme Council, Leader Lee will preside over a talent welcome ceremony and accelerate preparations for the general election and efforts to revive people's livelihoods."

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung raised his hand to supporters as he was discharged from Seoul National University Hospital on the 10th, eight days after being stabbed. Lee plans to continue treatment at home for the time being after discharge. Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@

Earlier, on the 2nd, during a schedule to inspect the new airport site in Gadukdo, Busan, Lee was attacked with a weapon by Kim, who disguised himself as a party member, and was stabbed in the left side of his neck. Immediately after the incident, Lee was transferred to Seoul National University Hospital for surgery. He was discharged on the 10th, eight days after hospitalization, and continued treatment at home.

However, during his recovery period, Lee also made decisions regarding party affairs, such as ordering a fact-finding investigation by the party's ethics inspection team into sexual harassment allegations against Hyun Geun-taek, deputy director of the Democratic Research Institute, on the 9th.

When asked whether Lee agreed with claims of a cover-up in the investigation, spokesperson Park responded, "Looking at the series of police investigations, isn't it full of doubts?" He added, "Anyone with common sense can see how much the police investigation was concealed and distorted," and "It is natural for the victim, Leader Lee Jae-myung, to have doubts."

Meanwhile, during Lee Jae-myung's hospitalization, former leader Lee Nak-yeon and members of the reform faction such as Lee Won-wook, Kim Jong-min, and Cho Eung-cheon from the group 'Principles and Common Sense' have successively left the party. Attention is focused on whether Lee will deliver related messages upon his official return to party affairs. It is reported that Lee plans to focus on resolving pressing issues ahead of the general election, including the problem of party defections, nomination controversies, and electoral system reform.

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