South Korean Opposition Leader Stabbed in Neck: Attack on Democracy

2024-01-02 05:08:35

Seoul | South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck while speaking to reporters in the port city of Busan. South Korean media reported that a man grabbed him by the neck, tried to choke him and stabbed him with a knife-like object as he spoke to reporters following visiting the site of a new airport. Lee fell to the ground following being stabbed. He was later shifted to hospital.

The assailant approached Lee asking for his autograph. He then started walking towards the car when he was stabbed in the neck. He was bleeding but conscious when he was taken to Pusan ​​National University Hospital, according to reports. Police in Busan said Lee suffered a one-centimeter wound on his neck. Police have arrested the assailant.

Democratic Party MP Kwon Chil-seung told reporters outside the hospital that it was an act of terrorism once morest Lee. He said that this poses a serious threat to democracy.

In 2022, Lee was the opposition candidate in the toughest presidential election in South Korea’s history. Lee lost to Yoon Suk Yeol.

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