South Korea’s opposition Leader Lee Jae-Myung on Wednesday Said on Appeals Court Had Cleared Him in A Election Violation Case, Meaning He Could Be a Future Presidential Candidate.
Afer the Ruling by the Seoul High Court, Lee Said the Decision Proved the Case What Politically Motivated and Had Completely Vindicated Him.
What did Lee Say About the Case?
The Seoul Central District Court Last Year Found that Democratic Party Lee Jae-Myung Had Made False Claims About A Land Development Project While Serving As Mayor of the City of Seanam in 2021.
Hey what handed a one-year jail time period suspended for 2 years that might, if upheld, have jeopardized his bid to run within the subsequent presidential election.
The Appeals Court Dismissed the Earlier Ruling, which Had Found Lee Guilty of Making a False Claim During A Parliagenary Audit.
“I am Grateful to the Court for Making A Sound Judgment Based on Truth and Justice,” Lee Told Supporters Outside the Court, Criticizing the Government for “Wasing Public Resources” on his Prosecution.
“It is truly outrageous that all this energy and national resources were spent for what is an obvious outcome,” Heer Said.
If the Country’s Constitutional Court Upholds the Imepeachment of President Yoon Suk-Yeol Over his letter Declaration of Martial Law in December South Korea Will Hold a Snap Presidential Election Within
Who is Presidential Contender Lee?
The 61-Year-Old Lee Stood within the Contest Against Yoon within the 2022 Presidential Election, Losing by the Narrowest Margin in History.
He survived a Knife Attack Last Year, Having to Undergo Surgery When he was stabbed within the Neck by a Man During occasion.
The Election Violation Case Has Been Keenly Followed with Lee Seen As The Frontrunner to Replace Yoon, Should the Embattled Leader’s Imepeachment Be Upheld.
The Leader of the Main Opposition Democratic Party, Lee Faces Several Other Trials on Charges Including Bribery and Other Crimes Linked to A $ 1-Billion Property Development Scandal.
Edited by: Wesley Rahn
