Lee Jae-myung on 'Yoon Seok-yeol - Myeong Tae-gyun Recording': "An Unacceptable Serious Situation"

"Have not listened to the recording yet, but heard it is serious"
"Presidential Office denies" but "Isn't there a voice recording?"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, commented on the phone call recording between President Yoon Seok-yeol and Mr. Myeong Tae-gyun, which was released by the party, saying, "From what I have heard, it is an unimaginable and truly serious situation."

On the 31st, Lee made these remarks during a meeting with reporters after visiting the Dangsang-ri Community Center in Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, where he listened to residents' reports on noise damage. He said, "I will provide more detailed information after the party conducts a more careful discussion." When asked whether he expects public opinion calling for the president's impeachment to arise following the release of the recording, he replied, "Please consider that yourself," without giving a direct answer.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited Dangsan-ri Village in Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, which is suffering noise damage from North Korea's broadcasts to the South, on the morning of the 31st. He is listening to the noise damage situation from the village residents. [Image source=Yonhap News]

In response to a reporter's comment that "the presidential office has denied the claim," he asked, "Isn't the president's voice on the recording file?" and added, "I haven't listened to it yet, but are you saying the voice is not his?"

Earlier that day, the Democratic Party held an emergency press conference after a policy coordination meeting to release the recorded file they had received. The recording contains President Yoon saying, "Please take care of Kim Young-sun." According to the recording, Mr. Myeong, a key figure suspected of interfering in candidate nominations, responded to the president by saying, "I will never forget your lifelong kindness." The Democratic Party stated that the recording captures a situation where Mr. Myeong was introducing the contents of his phone call with President Yoon to an acquaintance.

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