Lee Jae- myung, leader of the Democratic Party, at his workplace at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday,Aug 24, 2023.
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South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae- myung was stabbed in the neck throughout a see to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday, the Yonhap news firm reported.
Lee, who directly lost the 2022 governmental election, is mindful and has actually been transferred to a regional university medical facility, a celebration authorities and a fire department authorities informed Reuters.
Lee was assaulted by an unknown guy while visiting the website of a proposed airport, Yonhap stated. The attack has actually left him with a gash of about 1 cm on his neck, YTN tv reported.
The enemy seemed a guy in his 50 s or 60 s, who used a paper crown with Lee’s name on it, news pictures revealed.
He approached Lee requesting a sign, then all of a sudden lunged forward and assaulted him, report stated. The enemy was rapidly controlled and apprehended at the scene, Yonhap stated.
Video clips on YTN tv and another published on the social networks platform X revealed the attack, with a guy lunging at Lee with his arm extended. Lee grimaced and collapsed to the ground.
News pictures revealed Lee pushing the ground with his eyes closed and other individuals pushing a scarf versus the side of his neck.
President Yoon Suk Yeol condemned the attack, stating it was an inappropriate act, his workplace stated. He revealed deep issue for Lee and advised finest care be offered so he can make a fast healing, his workplace stated.
A previous guv of Gyeonggi province, Lee directly lost to conservative Yoon, a previous chief district attorney, in the 2022 governmental election.
Lee is presently on trial for supposed bribery coming from an advancement job when he was mayor of Seongnam nearSeoul Lee has actually rejected any misbehavior, calling the accusations “fiction” and a “political conspiracy.”
Lee has actually led the primary opposition celebration considering that August 2022.
South Korea’s next parliamentary elections are slated for April.
Although there are rigorous limitations on weapon ownership, South Korea has a history of political violence including other weapons.
Lee’s predecessor, Song Young- gil was assaulted in 2022 at a public occasion by an opponent who swung a blunt things versus his head, triggering a laceration.
Then conservative opposition celebration leader Park Geun- hye, who later on functioned as president, was assaulted at an occasion in 2006 with a knife and suffered a gash on her dealt with that needed surgical treatment.
