ESTABLISHING STORY,
Lee Jae-myung was assaulted as he spoke with press reporters throughout a check out to the southeastern port city of Busan.
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has actually been hurried to medical facility after he was stabbed in the neck throughout a check out to the southeastern port city of Busan.
Lee, who heads the primary opposition Democratic Party, was stabbed on the left side of his neck throughout a concern and response session with reporters, South Korea’s Yonhap news company reported.
The assaulter, an unknown male, was apprehended at the scene, the firm included.
Images in South Korean media revealed Lee pushing his back on the ground with his eyes closed, as authorities crowded around him and one pushed a fabric versus his neck.
Yonhap stated the political leader was bleeding however stayed mindful.
Lee, who had earlier visited the website of a brand-new airport under building on Busan’s Gadeok Island, ran for the presidency in 2022, however lost to conservative Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon stated Tuesday’s attack was undesirable.
Born into a bad farming household, Lee went into politics when was chosen mayor of Seongnam city in 2010. He operated in a factory to put himself through night school and end up being a human rights legal representative.