Lee Jae-myung to Foreign Media: "Yoon's Mental State is Dangerous... He Might Do Unfathomable Things"
Interviews with AP News, AFP News, and Others
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed doubts about the "mental state" of President Yoon Seok-yeol, who caused the martial law incident, during interviews with foreign media on the 6th, and expressed concerns that President Yoon might carry out completely incomprehensible actions regarding defense and security issues.
On that day, in an interview with the U.S. AP News, Lee said, "The more dangerous part of the martial law incident is not that he (President Yoon) declared it (martial law), but the mental state of a president who decided to do something that no one can understand," and claimed, "He is highly likely to do completely incomprehensible things on issues of security, defense, economy, and diplomacy."
He emphasized that President Yoon has already lost his authority as president and cannot run the government, yet is highly likely to take other extreme measures to avoid the crisis.
The six opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, are scheduled to vote on the 7th afternoon. Lee said, "We must mobilize all possible methods and capabilities to suspend President Yoon's duties as soon as possible," and predicted that the possibility of passing the impeachment motion is "fluid." Lee predicted that if the ruling party makes decisions against public sentiment, it will not survive, and due to the public support for impeachment, the ruling party will eventually pass the impeachment motion.
AP News asked the presidential office about President Yoon's mental state, and the presidential office responded that "the president has no problems performing state affairs and making decisions and is carrying out his duties normally."
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In an interview with France's AFP News on the same day, Lee also said, "It is important to see President Yoon's extremely irrational, impulsive, and unreasonable decisions as a very unusual phenomenon," comparing President Yoon's actions to a "sudden fever caused by bacteria." "Korea's democracy is strong, and the people are brave and wise," adding, "This is why this absurd military coup attempt failed so quickly."
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