Lee Jae-myung “I have to cross the river of my motherland… I have to take responsibility for even the smallest dust”

On the 23rd, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung mentioned about former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, saying, “You have to cross the river of the motherland.” By Yoon Chang-won and Lee Han-hyeong, staff reportersDemocratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung emphasized on the 23rd, “As part of the ruling power, we must be responsible for even the smallest particles of responsibility,” and said, “The responsibility is as great as the size of the authority.”

Rep. Cho Eung-cheon, head of the Joint Situation Office of the Democratic Party Election Countermeasures Committee, told CBS ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’, “The key to this election is ‘Who gets the middle ground?’ In response to a question related to the mention of “River,” Lee said, “Isn’t the river of the motherland still dry? I have to cross it.” Candidate Lee said this in an interview with YTN on the same day.

Candidate Lee said, “Responsibility for the same actions is also greater when one has authority.” He said, “The final conclusion must be withheld because the judicial judgment remains, but if a mistake is confirmed, we must of course take responsibility.” drew He continued, “Even if, for example, I was harmed by the excessive investigation by Yoon Seok-yeol, the Prosecutor General, I cannot help but be held responsible if it is true.”

Candidate Lee, however, said, “It is unfortunate that I suffered a lot, and I am being subjected to the same thing in the recent investigation. I feel a lot of behavior that I do not know whether this is an investigation, a witch hunt, or a political act by publicizing the facts of a suspect or defamation.” He added, “I can’t help but feel the communal feeling that[the criticism of former Minister Cho]is a bit excessive.”

In addition, while talking about Minister Cho, Lee directly hit Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, the People’s Strength. He said, “The areas we need to reflect on are ‘Why is it only me?’ and ‘Isn’t there something worse?'” He said. Whether it’s true or not is undecided.”