Lee Jae-myeong's Daejang-dong trial, Kim Dong-ah's lawyer 'selection based on recognition of ability' nomination transaction
Regarding Daejang-dong, which is currently on trial, and was selected by Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party, as a candidate for nomination to the National Assembly, Kim Dong-ah announced the nomination transaction as ‘Daejang-dong was selected based on recognition of ability.’
Attorney Kim, a candidate from Seodaemun Gap, told MBC on the 25th about the background of his nomination, saying, “The reason I joined the Daejang-dong defense team was because I was selected because my ability, dedication, and skills were recognized while working as a lawyer for the Democratic Party.”
He appeared on MBC Radio that day and spoke for a long time, saying, “I had no personal relationship with CEO Lee Jae-myung at all,” and “I was recognized for my ability and ability in responding to the dictatorship of the prosecution, so I took on the Daejeon-dong case again at the youngest age.”
On this day, MBC broadcasted <[Focus] Kim Dong-ah, “Daejang-dong lawyer, selected for recognition of ability.” The article was reported under the title “It’s something to be proud of.”
Regarding the controversy over the Daejang-dong lawyer, Attorney Kim said, “What is the problem with this? I am rather proud of it.” He added, “I received a significant 60% of the votes of the National Human Rights Party members, and received considerable support at about 49% in the Seodaemun opinion poll. “There is a clear cause as we have received overwhelming support from party members and Seodaemun citizens,” Lee publicly announced through MBC the strategy of nominating his close associates, “nomination by national party members.”
In response to the question about 'cancellation of candidate Lee Young-seon's nomination and even expulsion', Attorney Kim said, "The truth is, the candidate itself is fine and it would have been best if there had been no cancellation of nomination or other details like this, but I personally know candidate Lee Young-seon after meeting her at the presidential campaign. “He said, “Personally, I feel sorry, but I think the Democratic Party did a really good job of responding quickly and canceling the nomination.”
On the 23rd, the Democratic Party of Korea canceled the nomination of Sejong-gap candidate, lawyer Young-seon Lee.
A spokesperson for the National Election Commission said on the 24th, “Despite the suspicion that this lawyer owned multiple houses and engaged in ‘gap speculation,’ he presented false information about his property holdings to the party, interfering with the nomination process.”
Regarding the nomination of a lawyer in Daejang-dong, the Hankyoreh said, “We received a series of nominations from areas with a high possibility of winning,” and added, “Attorney Geon-tae Lee, who defended Lee’s closest associate, former head of the Political Affairs Coordination Office Jeong Jin-sang, defeated lawmaker Kim Sang-hee and was nominated for the Gyeonggi Bucheon District Office. Attorney Kim Dong-ah, who was nominated by Seodaemun Gap in Seoul, a 'youth strategic primary' region, is also one of the Daejang-dong attorneys. Attorney Park Gyun-taek (Gwangju Gwangsan-gap), Lee's special legal adviser, and Attorney Yang Bun-nam (Gwangju), who has responded to Lee's judicial issues as the chairman of the party's legal committee, are also among the Daejang-dong lawyers. Seo Eul) and others also won nomination papers,” it was reported on the 21st.
'Newsis' announced on the 20th that of the nine special advisors to Representative Lee appointed in August last year, seven ran for office and six received nominations.
As for the special adviser nominees, Special Adviser Jeong Jin-wook defeated incumbent Rep. Yoon Young-deok in Gwangju Dong-nam Gap, Special Adviser Park Gyun-taek defeated incumbent Rep. Lee Yong-bin in Gwangju Gwangsan-gap, and Special Adviser Lee Geon-tae showed his power in ruling out incumbent Rep. Kim Sang-hee in Bucheon-byeong, Gyeonggi-do, and Special Advisers Song Ki-ho and Special Advisers Ahn Tae-jun won a three-person primary with outsiders and became candidates for Songpa-eul in Seoul and Gwangju-eul in Gyeonggi-do, respectively.