“Is it a shaman’s country? It has nothing to do with me”… Lee Jae-myung refutes

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Rep. Lee Jae-myung, who became controversial for saying that there are many supporters of People’s Power in the low-income class, countered that the media distorted the information.

In relation to his wife Kim Hye-kyung’s ‘suspicious use of corporate cards’, the witness criticized the recent death of his wife, saying that it was a ‘magical accident’.

This is the report by reporter Kim Gun-hwi.

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Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party’s leading candidate, said on a YouTube live broadcast that the low-educated and low-income people support the ruling party a lot.

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“The low-educated and low-income people have a lot of support for the people’s power. It’s a sad reality, but it’s because of the media.”

Rep. Park Yong-jin and Kang Hoon-shik, who are competing for the position of party leader Lee, criticized it as a “dangerous idea” and “blatantly chosen people.”

Rep. Kim Ki-hyeon, a member of the People’s Power, also attacked “a frivolous mouth and a crooked thinking”, calling it “separating the people’s division”.

In response, Rep. Jae-myung Lee countered that the media misrepresented the news at a meeting with party members and supporters in the Gangneung area today.

The idea is that if the current government cuts the tax on the rich, welfare will decrease and the low-income class will suffer.

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‘60% of those with an income of 2 million won or less voted for the People’s Power candidate, and 60% of these are facts. Of course, some of them are from the side that has control of the media, but some maliciously distorted it…”

Rep. Lee also criticized his wife Kim Hye-kyung’s ‘suspicion of corporate card misuse’, saying that he was trying to weave the death of a referee with himself, which had nothing to do with him, and criticized whether it had become a shaman’s country or a magical accident.

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“Maybe because the country has become a shaman’s country… There are people who have nothing to do with (me) who can’t stand the prosecution’s and police’s coercive investigation and who died while saying, ‘The press and the prosecution are trying to kill me.’ What does that have to do with Lee Jae Myung? are there?”

It seems to be intended to block the passport offensive, suggesting that shamans are influencing the decision-making of President Yoon Seok-yeol and his wife, and that mysterious deaths are continuing in the case related to him.

Rep. Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, rebutted Lee’s rebuttal, saying, “What is different from President Yoon’s attitude, who only blames others?” there is.

This is Kim Gun-hwi from MBC News.

Video coverage: Park Joo-young/Video editing: Yoon Chi-young

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