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There is a backlash within the party over the fact that the Democratic Party recruited and canceled a person who had strongly criticized former Minister Cho Kuk as an interviewer for the presidential election. As the debate over former Minister Cho Kuk is now escalating into a nerve war between candidates for the primary, Governor Lee Jae-myung said he should be held accountable if convicted.
Correspondent Koh Ji-hyun.
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Candidate Lee Jae-myung held his first press conference online after declaring his candidacy for president.
First, he pointed out that there is a problem with Prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol, who exercised selective justice in relation to 'the country's situation'.
However, if the verdict is confirmed by the court, the family of former Minister Cho Kuk should also be held responsible.
[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: The final conclusion has to be made by the court, and we have no choice but to accept the court's decision because we have human limitations.]
This candidate is the primary election of accountant Kim Kyung-yul, author of 'The Black Book of the Fatherland'
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He also ordered that the Democratic Party need to respond boldly to the cancellation of the appointment of interviewers due to internal opposition.
[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Primary Candidate: If we become overly sensitive, it seems that there is not much room for people to see... .] The
pro-mundane presidential candidates reacted fiercely.
Candidate Nak-yeon Lee's side raised a sharp point, saying that candidate Jae-myung Lee was making an appointment with Kim as accountant.
[Rep. Park Gwang-on/Lee Nak-yeon, Democratic presidential candidate side: I also want to ask Candidate Jae-myung Lee. Do you think that accountant Kim Kyung-yul's actions and words are truly the people's point of view?]
Candidate Chung Sye-kyun even mentioned the theory of party leadership responsibility.
[Cheong Se-kyun / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate (CBS Radio): How do you
treat such a person who is
very malicious and even defamatory?]
Accountant Kim Kyung-yul expressed regret that he had to ask himself if the Democratic Party was qualified as a Republican.
Since the conflict between the ruling party presidential candidates, which has been quiet for a while since the postponement of the primary, is resurfacing, a fierce battle of words is expected between Lee Jae-myung and non-Lee Jae-myung's side candidates in the first TV debate tomorrow (3rd).
(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, video editing: Yumira)