Kim Minseok, Standing Election Committee Chairman:
"We Have Received a Tip-Off About a Firearm Terror Threat"
On the 12th, in response to the Democratic Party's report regarding the alleged importation of Russian-made rifles, the police stated, "As of now, nothing has been confirmed at the police level," and added, "No official report has been filed by the Democratic Party."
Lee Jae Myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is wearing his campaign uniform over a bulletproof vest at the Central Election Countermeasures Committee launch event held at Cheonggye Plaza in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 12th, the official start date of the 21st presidential election campaign. Photo by Kim Hyun Min
At a regular press briefing that day, a police official said, "We will review whether the Democratic Party could be charged with spreading false information."
The Democratic Party continues to claim that there is credible information about the importation of Russian-made rifles. Cho Seungrae, head of public relations for the Central Election Countermeasures Committee, told reporters at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul the previous day, "As threats of terrorism against candidate Lee continue to escalate, we have formed a counter-terrorism response team led by Kim Minseok, the standing election committee chairman." Kim stated, "We have also received reports of terrorism involving firearms and explosives, so we cannot afford to be complacent."
Regarding the Democratic Party's claim that there is a spy within the security team attempting to assassinate Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae Myung, the police said, "We have no knowledge of such matters." When asked whether the Democratic Party had requested an identity check, the police responded, "No."
The Dong-A Ilbo reported that the Democratic Party had received a tip-off about a spy within candidate Lee's security team and subsequently re-examined all resumes.
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