Lee Jae-myung, governor of Gyeonggi Province and a presidential primary candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is bowing in greeting just before announcing his pledge related to the "Basic Housing" at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the 3rd. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@
[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province and member of the Democratic Party of Korea, addressed suspicions raised about the number of his past DUI offenses on the 3rd, stating, "I have submitted all my criminal records during the nomination screening regardless of the amount of fines, from a long time ago."
On that day, Lee met with reporters at the National Assembly and said, "Party candidates probably wanted to point out Lee Jae-myung's past, but all criminal records have been submitted," responding to criticism from fellow presidential candidate Kim Doo-kwan of the same party, who questioned whether his 1.5 million won fine for DUI was a repeat offense.
Lee explained, "As you know, I have a record of being punished for obstructing city administration while campaigning for the establishment of a municipal medical center, and I was falsely accused in a power-related corruption case involving preferential allocation, where I was accused of impersonating a prosecutor while exposing the case from my perspective." He added, "I was fined 500,000 won after being targeted in an investigation just for handing out business cards under the subway stairs, and all of this has been disclosed." He said, "Without any excuse, I reflect on and apologize for the fact that I committed DUI."
However, he added, "This is also a matter of minimal affection towards colleagues," and said, "All criminal records have been submitted, and they must have submitted theirs as well, so it is difficult to understand such remarks."
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