Police are investigating the cause of death after the death of the informant who first raised the so-called 'suspected payment of attorney's fees' by Democratic presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung.
Reporter Lee was found dead in a motel in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul at around 8:40 pm yesterday (11th).
Mr. Lee, who is known to have stayed at the motel for a long time, was discovered by the police after receiving a report from his family that he had not been contacted for several days.
Lee's will has not been found at the scene.
A police official investigating Lee's death said, "No suspicion of murder was found. Since it is difficult to estimate the cause of death, we plan to entrust an autopsy."
'Lee Jae-myung's suspicion of paying attorney's fees'... 'Company S paid for the attorney's fees?'
Lee, who is known to have been a member of the Democratic Party for nearly 20 years, is the person who reported the 'suspicion of paying attorneys' fees' to the Awakening Citizens' Solidarity Party (abbreviated as Kaesiyeon), which is considered a 'friend' group.
The point of 'suspicion of paying attorneys' fees' dates back to when candidate Lee Jae-myung was tried in the past when he and his wife Kim Hye-kyung were tried for violating the Public Official Election Act when he was the governor of Gyeonggi.
At that time, it is suspected that lawyer Tae-hyung Lee, who was in charge of defending the couple at the time, received some of the attorney's fees in convertible bonds from a company called S, not Lee.
Mr. Lee, who died at the time, has claimed that Lee received about 2 billion won worth of convertible bonds, which are bonds that can be converted into stocks at a later date, from Company S.
In an interview with several media outlets, Lee said, "It was the first time I heard about the 'suspect of paying attorneys' fees' from businessman Choi Mo, who is close to lawyer Lee Tae-hyung."
Gae Si-yeon was handed a transcript from Mr. Lee, and in October of last year, publicized the allegation under the name of 'Lee Jae-myung's lawyer's fee payment allegation', and filed a complaint with the prosecution, claiming that candidate Lee had falsely disclosed the details of his attorney's fee payment.
Candidate Lee's side filed a counter-accusation against this, claiming that Mr.
Mr. Lee, who died, posted on Facebook, "I never intend to commit suicide"... Opposition "a creepy and eerie coincidence"
As Mr. Lee was found dead, suspicions about the cause of death are growing, and the posts that Mr. Lee left on SNS last month are also attracting attention.
Before making the allegations public through Kaesiyeon, Mr. Lee has been communicating through SNS quite a bit, including posting articles related to the 'suspicion of paying attorneys' fees' on his Facebook page last summer.
Based on this, the opposition parties are raising suspicions that there is something unclear about Mr. Lee's death.
Former lawmaker Kim Jin-tae, who is chairing the 'Lee Jae-myung Corruption National Inspection Special Committee' in the People's Power, said on December 10, last year, on his Facebook, "This life (this life) is ruined, but my ex-daughter and son. I have no intention of committing suicide until I see them get married."
Former lawmaker Kim said, "Lee talked to me a few times, but he has no reason to commit suicide because he is the informant."
Along with the power of the people, the Justice Party also urged an investigation into the truth about Mr. Lee's death.
Jang Hye-young, senior spokeswoman for the Justice Party, said in a briefing, "It's already the third time that the people involved in the allegations surrounding candidate Lee Jae-myung have suddenly died.
Immediately after the news of Mr. Lee's death, the Democratic Party issued a statement in the name of the public affairs committee of the election committee, saying, "The deceased was accused of false allegations last year, and despite the fact that the judicial authorities are already investigating the matter, the I'm telling you," he said.
The Democratic Party's election committee also asked the media to "keep in mind that Mr. Lee is a party to the 'suspicion of manipulation of the loan recording' until the substantive truth is hidden."
'Daejang-dong Suspicion' The third death after Yuhan-gi and Kim Moon-ki... Attention to autopsy results with high interest
Yuhan-gi and Kim Moon-ki, who have been chosen as key figures to uncover the reality of the 'Daejang-dong suspicion', died earlier, and after Lee, the informant of the 'suspected payment of attorney's fees', was found dead, there are voices calling for an investigation into the cause of death as soon as possible.
The late Yuhan-gi was the head of the development division of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation during the Daejang-dong project development process. A person who was called.
In the process of selecting a private business operator for Daejang-dong development, Yoo was investigated for being involved in the selection of the Seongnam Ui Garden Consortium, which includes Hwacheon Daeyu, as the preferred bidder.
In particular, in a transcript of a transcript of a request to resign as president of former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation's former president, Hwang Moo-seong, at the time, Mr.
The late Kim Moon-ki, the late 1st development director, who worked under Yoo at the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, was found dead 11 days after Yoo died as a result of extreme choices.
Mr. Kim, who was in charge of the business agreement that set the dividend rate of the profits from the development of Daejang-dong, was pointed out as a person deeply involved in the development of Daejang-dong and received several investigations by investigative agencies.
However, unlike the two who died after leaving a will or handwritten letter, no will was found in Mr. Lee.
At a time when the investigation into the cause of death is still in progress, there are voices calling for speeding up the investigation as unconfirmed allegations are amplifying in various ways.
It seems that the police will first check the CCTV to see if anyone has visited the motel where Mr. Lee was staying, and at the same time investigate the people around him.
In addition, an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of Lee's death.
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