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Preface
On the morning of January 2, local time, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the South Korean opposition party, was suddenly stabbed by a man in his 60s with a long knife when he was attending an event in Busan, causing Lee Jae-myung to bleed from the neck and fell to the ground on the spot, and the suspect was immediately controlled.
After the incident, people have speculated about the identity and motives of the suspect, knowing that Lee Jae-myung once conducted a 24-day hunger strike on August 31 this year because of his opposition to Yoon Suk-yeol's political measures and Japan's discharge of nuclear wastewater, and was called a political leader with a sense of justice by many netizens.
However, now that Lee Jae-myung was suddenly stabbed, many people believe that the attacker did it on purpose, and there are more than 50 police officers at the scene, why can't they stop it?
Lee Jae-myung was attacked
According to relevant media reports, there were many reporters and Lee Jae-myung supporters at the scene at the time of the incident, and Lee Jae-myung was being interviewed by South Korean media at the time.
According to the videos and pictures leaked by Korean media, the attacker was about sixty or seventy years old, wearing a paper hat similar to a birthday crown, with Lee Jae-myung's name written on it, and the murder weapon used was a 20-30 cm long knife.
The attacker had a clear purpose and stabbed directly at Lee Jae-myung's neck, and in the confusion, Lee Jae-myung fell to the ground, leaving a wound of nearly 1.5 cm on the left side of his neck.
The attacker was then taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where it was revealed that Lee Jae-myung was diagnosed with non-life-threatening jugular vein damage and was later transferred to Seoul for further treatment.
It is understood that the attacker approached Lee Jae-myung by pretending to be Lee Jae-myung's supporters to ask for an autograph, and relaxed the nerves of nearby security personnel to complete the assassination plan.
And netizens are also suspicious of this, after all, many people think that Lee Jae-myung is a leader full of a sense of justice, and has a high support rate both at home and abroad, and this result is also related to Lee Jae-myung's political achievements in South Korea.
He went on a hunger strike for 24 days to protest against nuclear drainage
You must know that Lee Jae-myung is currently the leader of South Korea's largest opposition party, and he also participated in the South Korean presidential election, but finally lost to Yoon Suk-yeol by a narrow margin, which shows that Lee Jae-myung has a high prestige in the country.
In addition, Lee Jae-myung's hunger strike on August 31, 2023, was also praised by many because of his purpose to ask Yoon Suk-yeol to take a stand against Japan's discharge of nuclear wastewater.
Without a response from Yoon Suk-yeol, Lee Jae-myung began a hunger strike at home, and continued his sit-in hunger strike in a tent in front of the National Assembly on September 10 until September 18, when Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized due to a deterioration in his health due to the hunger strike, but Lee Jae-myung still did not give up until the 23rd, which ended the 24-day hunger strike.
Everyone knows the harm to the world's marine resources caused by Japan's discharge of nuclear sewage into the sea, and Lee Jae-myung was praised by many for being the first to stand up against this act, and he has been praised by many people and has received the name of "justice."
In addition, Lee Jae-myung, who was a popular presidential candidate in 2021, also openly declared the US military an "occupation army" in South Korea, which caused many people in South Korea to besiege and condemn, but Lee Jae-myung asked critics to study history hard.
Lee Jae-myung has always taken a different stance from Yoon Suk-yeol, who has increased ties with the United States since Yoon Suk-yeol came to power, while Lee Jae-myung has long advocated independence, and in 2016 he openly opposed the U.S. deployment of THAAD in South Korea and led a hunger strike.
It is precisely because Lee Jae-myung opposes the idea of US hegemony and likes to use Twitter to express political opinions that he is called "South Korea's Trump" by many people, and not only that, Lee Jae-myung also called for the creation of a "just society", and some people believe that the reason why he has such an idea is because of Lee Jae-myung's own special background.
Lee Jae-myung actually came from a poor background, and now the "pheasant turned into a phoenix" is entirely dependent on his own efforts, he was the director of the corruption reporting center when he vigorously fought against corruption, and ran for the mayor of Seongnam City, but only succeeded in 2010.
In 2017, Lee Jae-myung also vowed to become the first civilian president in South Korea's history, but unfortunately Moon Jae-in, who was a member of the same party, was elected that year, but Lee Jae-myung was not discouraged and ran again in 2021.
It's a pity that he met Yoon Suk-yeol again that year, although Lee Jae-myung tried his best in the election process, but in the end he still took the initiative to congratulate Yoon Suk-yeol, hoping that Yoon Suk-yeol can lead South Korea into a new era.
However, what Yoon Suk-yeol did after coming to power made Lee Jae-myung a little dissatisfied, especially after Japan discharged nuclear sewage, as a very affected South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol did not immediately express his opposition, coupled with the "tyranny" of the Yoon Suk-yeol government, Lee Jae-myung will use hunger strike to protest.
Fortunately, Lee Jae-myung is now the leader of the opposition party in South Korea and enjoys a high reputation, and he also has many similarities with Moon Jae-in's philosophy when he was in power, so we can see that Moon Jae-in was also concerned about Lee Jae-myung's health during Lee Jae-myung's hunger strike.
On January 2 this year, Lee Jae-myung's planned itinerary was also to first visit the site of the new airport in Busan's Gadeokdo Island, and then to visit Moon Jae-in, but it was at this time that Lee Jae-myung was attacked in Busan.
After learning of Lee Jae-myung's attack, Moon Jae-in also quickly appeared in response, saying that he was very worried about Lee Jae-myung's health and hoped that Lee Jae-myung would recover as soon as possible, which shows that Lee Jae-myung has a high reputation in the party.
So what is the secret behind the attack on Lee Jae-myung, and what is the real identity and motive of the attacker?
What was the motive of the attackers
According to the South Korean police's investigation of the attacker, the attacker remained silent until the afternoon when the attacker's psychology relaxed, according to relevant media reports, the suspect who stabbed Lee Jae-myung was a male born in 1957, and the suspect claimed that he was an intentional homicide, but the motive for the crime is still unknown.
However, as the investigation deepened, various suspicious points on the suspect were soon discovered, such as the fact that the suspect known as "Mr. Kim" was not the first time he appeared by Lee Jae-myung's side.
As early as the 13th of last month, when Lee Jae-myung was attending a meeting in Busan, a man followed Lee Jae-myung, who was also wearing a blue paper birthday hat on his head, exactly the same as the birthday hat in the Lee Jae-myung attack, and his clothes and glasses were also the same, but because there were too many people present at the time, his operation was unsuccessful.
However, this "Mr. Kim" had no criminal record before attacking Lee Jae-myung, but it can be seen from his dress and disguise that he was premeditated and had a strong purpose, and it was precisely because the attacker was good at disguise that the police around Lee Jae-ming did not respond in time to stop him.
Until now, the investigation is still ongoing, and there may be results soon, but for many netizens, the concern is still the motive of the attacker, and some people even began to speculate whether someone was behind the instigation of the instigation, after all, Lee Jae-myung's political enemies are not a few.
From January to September 2023 alone, Lee Jae-myung has been investigated by South Korean prosecutors many times because of his suspicion of multiple cases, during which Yoon Suk-yeol also reviewed the arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung, and even Lee Jae-myung applied for the arrest of Lee Jae-myung on September 18 during his hunger strike, and was approved by Yoon Suk-yeol the next day.
However, this is not the end of the story, in October, Lee Jae-myung was indicted twice, and it was not until October 23 that Lee Jae-myung was reinstated, and when he attended the meeting, he again demanded that Yoon Suk-yeol should completely reshuffle the cabinet.
Therefore, many netizens believe that Lee Jae-myung is a thorn in Yoon Suk-yeol's side, because whether it is the last presidential election or the next election, Lee Jae-myung is Yoon Suk-yeol's biggest rival, and South Korea is about to hold the parliamentary election in April, this "midterm exam" may put Yoon Suk-yeol under great pressure, and it is understood that Yoon Suk-yeol's support rate has declined.
However, some people oppose this statement, after all, Yoon Suk-yeol is still the president of South Korea at this time, and he should not be stupid enough to use this way to ruin his reputation, not to mention that after the attack on Lee Jae-myung, Yoon Suk-yeol also stated that there should be zero tolerance for such incidents.
However, these claims have always been suspicions, and it is not difficult to find that whether it is the recent assassination of Shinzo Abe or the explosion during Fumio Kishida's speech, there are many onlookers around the three events, which also shows that the security of these countries needs to be improved.
South Korea itself also has the "Blue House curse", and no one can know how long the contradictions and strife within South Korea will last.
epilogue
Until now, Lee Jae-myung is still being treated in the hospital, and South Korean prosecutors have also set up an investigation team to work with the police to conduct a closer investigation of the attackers, and it is believed that the results will be available soon.
As for whether there is a pair of promoters behind the attacker, there is no accurate result yet, all opinions on the Internet are personal speculation, and the relevant departments of the South Korean side also said that they will find out the cause and effect of this incident as soon as possible, and determine whether there is a manipulator behind this incident.