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Democratic presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said that he knew about the existence of Kim Moon-gi, who was found dead while being investigated by the prosecution as a working-level person in the development of Daejang-dong, saying he was sorry that he knew about it when he was the governor. He repeatedly called for the introduction of a special prosecutor in Daejang-dong.



This is reporter Kang Min-woo.



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Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, who appeared on SBS, said, "It is regrettable that Kim Moon-ki, the director of Seongnam Province, made an extreme choice because of the investigation process."



He said that he did not know Kim when he was the mayor of Seongnam, and that he became aware of his existence while being tried for violating the Election Law because of his campaigning comments about the development of Daejang-dong when he was the governor of Gyeonggi.



[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: I became aware of this person's existence when I became the provincial governor and was tried, and I made quite a few phone calls. (Because of the trial) I have to keep asking. He seemed to be the person who understood the job best. At the time.]



Candidate Lee repeatedly urged the special prosecutor to reveal the full story, saying that he did not understand that this kind of thing was repeated.



People's Power said, "When Candidate Lee visited Australia and New Zealand for 10 nights and 11 days in 2015 as mayor of Seongnam, Kim performed closely." He claimed to be a 'liar'.




Candidate Lee countered this, saying, "The mayor cannot remember everything just because a working-level worker accompanied him when he visited a foreign country."



Candidate Lee will attend the inauguration ceremony of the 'Great Conversion Election Commission's Functional Headquarters' on the afternoon of the 23rd.



In the evening, there will be a talk concert with the members of the Open Democratic Party, who are continuing the discussion on the unity, and discuss about the reform and re-creation of government in the progressive camp.