[이데일리 권혜미 기자] People’s Strength lawmaker Hong Jun-pyo shot at Lee Jae-myung, who is being criticized for defending his nephew’s murder case in the past, and said, “You shouldn’t be president.”
On the 26th, on the online platform ‘Youth’s Dream’ opened by Rep. Hong, netizen Mr. A said, ‘Who should I choose, Jun-pyo? Please tell me the answer’.
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He asked, “Is this a wrong idea?” and asked, “I will not see the arrogant party winning the victory by using the wrong candidate for their own self-interest, rather than the candidate the people want. Is this my heart wrong?”
He continued, “I vowed to change the government because I couldn’t see Moon Jae-in eating the country, but if Yoon Seok-yeol becomes president, I think more will be possible. At least Moon Jae-in was incompetent, but he wasn’t dirty.”
Finally, Mr. A asked Congressman Hong for an answer and said, “Is it Yoon Seok-yeol or Lee Jae-myung? I don’t really have an answer,” he lamented.
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Rep. Hong drew attention by replying to the post, saying, “No matter how much it is, a vicious candidate from a family of murderers should not be president.”
Earlier on the 24th, candidate Lee posted on his Facebook page, “A member of my family committed a felony of dating violence in the past, but their family couldn’t afford to hire a lawyer, so I, the only lawyer in the family, had no choice but to defend.” “I extend my deepest condolences and apologies to the victims and their families,” he said.
The case of the nephew Lee mentioned was the murder of a mother and daughter in Gangdong-gu, Seoul in May 2006. Lee’s nephew went to the house of his ex-girlfriend and stabbed his ex-girlfriend and his mother 19 and 18 times, respectively. killed Person A was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007, and at the time, candidate Lee served as the defense attorney for the first and second trials in the case.
In particular, when Lee was defending, he was known to have insisted on ‘commuting the sentence due to mental and physical weakness’, resulting in a bigger scandal. In an interview with a media outlet, the victim’s family the day before said, “The murder that destroys a family is called dating violence. There was no apology at the time of the incident, and to this day, no apology has been received from the candidate’s family.”
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In response, candidate Lee met with reporters after completing the schedule the day before and explained, “I defended because I was a lawyer. .
Also, right after the clarification, through Facebook, “I think it is right to convey my intentions and disclose them as quickly as possible, so I am posting here (Facebook) without any disrespect. Once again, I sincerely apologize to the victims’ families. We are well aware that the scale of suffering caused by heinous crimes is immeasurable. I apologize for hurting you with my inexperienced expression.”
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