Lee Jae-myungthe opposition leader in South Koreawas attacked and stabbed around his neck as he held a rally in the southeastern port city of Busan. The 59-year-old was taken to hospital hit in the neck But it wouldn't be life-threatening. The attacker, a man between 60 and 70 years old, who gave no explanation for the gesture, was immediately stopped.
Lee Jae-myung was stabbed to death in South Korea
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked on the morning of Tuesday, January 2, 2024 while in Busan. The 59-year-old was holding a rally and speaking to journalists when a man in the crowd pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the neck. The man, wearing a crown with the leader's name, approached Lee Jae-myung undisturbed and hit him on the left side.
In the videos circulating on the Internet, you can clearly see how the attacker, a man between 60 and 70 years old, lunges at Lee Jae-myung, who immediately falls to the ground. Despite the amount thatAttacker was pursued.
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Lee Jae-myung was rescued and taken to the hospital. The 59-year-old, according to the findings, it wouldn't be life-threatening. The wound was probably a few centimeters deep, but the blade that caused it was at least 20-30 long.
The attacker was arrested
And the man who stabbed Lee Jae-myung was there in an instant stopped And arrested. Still with the knife in his hand, the attacker he was pinned to the ground and taken over by the police.
When asked about the reasons for the gesture, he gave no explanation. However, in order to get closer to Lee Jae-myung, he pretended to be one of his supporters and, under the pretext of wanting an autograph, he ran straight into South Korea's opposition leader.
Who is Lee Jae-myung?
Chairman of the Democratic Party of South KoreaLee Jae-myung, the country's main center-left party leader, is 59 years old and ran in the 2022 presidential election to replace Moon Jae-in from his own party.
He was defeated by conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the People's Power Party by a small number of votes and was charged with corruption for favoring a construction company in a public tender for a housing project in the city of Seongnam, where he was a member Mayor, and in September a court rejected a request to detain him pending the start of his trial.
Photo source: IPA