Just this morning, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's largest opposition party, was attacked by a man while attending an event in Busan, and was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed in the carotid artery. It is reported that the murderer approached Lee Jae-myung under the pretext of asking for an autograph pretending to be a supporter, and suddenly pulled out an 18-centimeter-long knife and stabbed Lee Jae-myung. The killer was arrested at the scene, 67 years old, living in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, who claimed to have wanted to kill Lee Jae-myung. Three weeks earlier, the man had attended Mr. Lee's events. As for the motive for the killing and whether there were no accomplices, the South Korean police have not yet confirmed. It has been learned that the police in Busan, South Korea, attach great importance to the case and have set up a special team composed of 68 people to investigate and handle the case.
After Lee Jae-myung's assassination, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said that such violence could not be tolerated and demanded that the South Korean police investigate the truth as soon as possible. Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Lee Jae-myung rushed to Busan to meet with him. According to South Korean media reports, Lee Jae-myung is not in danger of life, and he has been treated by Pusan University Hospital to stop the bleeding, given a tetanus shot, and has been sent to Seoul by helicopter. It is reported that Lee Jae-myung's jugular vein may be damaged, and he is worried that it may cause massive bleeding, and further observation and treatment are needed. Lee Jae-myung, a former governor of Gyeonggi Province, went on a 19-day hunger strike in August-September 2023 to protest South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's domestic and foreign policies and demand a reshuffle of the South Korean cabinet.
Lee Jae-myung's assassination has aroused concern in South Korea, so what is the murderer's motive? In addition to the murderer's own special dislike for Lee Jae-myung, there are two factions in South Korea that are particularly dissatisfied with Lee Jae-myung. On one side are South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his National Power Party. In the 2022 South Korean presidential election, Lee Jae-myung lost only 250,000 votes, with less than 1% support. After losing South Korea's presidential election, the struggle between Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Suk-yeol is not over. Lee Jae-myung led the Democratic Party of Korea to carry out a series of crackdowns against Yoon Suk-yeol, and even passed a criminal investigation against Yoon Suk-yeol's wife, Kim Keon-hee. If the killer is politically motivated, South Korean conservatives represented by Yoon Suk-yeol and the People's Power Party may be involved.
The other faction is the anti-Lee Jae-myung forces within the Democratic Party of Korea. Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon also served as the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea and once competed with Lee Jae-myung for the presidential primary party nomination, and Lee Jae-myung won in the end. However, Lee Jae-myung and Lee Nak-yeon are very competitive within the Democratic Party of Korea. Li Luoyuan has even spoken out, threatening to quit the Democratic Party and form a new party. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that Lee Jae-myung's assassination was related to internal party contradictions. However, the killer has remained silent so far, unwilling to give a reason for the attack. Given the level of political chaos in South Korea, the incident may not go unresolved, as was the case with Park Geun-hye's assassination in 2006. Of course, politicians such as Yoon Suk-yeol, Lee Luo-yeon, and Lee Jae-myung probably know in their hearts what is going on.
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