South Korean leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked with a knife by an unidentified man during a news conference
he was conscious but his exact condition is not known.
South Korean media quoted witnesses as saying that the man used a knife-like weapon to stab Lee in the neck. TV video showed Lee lying on the ground as a man pressed a handkerchief around his neck to stop the bleeding.
In photographs Lee was seen lying on the ground and bleeding from the neck after the attack.
The report said police arrested the south korean leader attacker`s man on the spot. He told that the attacker was wearing something like a crown on his head.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ha expressed “deep concern” for opposition leader Lee Jae-myung , who was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday reports.
Yoon’s spokeswoman Kim Soo-kyung said, “Deep concern was expressed over the safety of Lee Jae-myung upon hearing of the attack.” “Yun stressed that our society should not tolerate this kind of violence under any circumstances.”
Busan police later identified him as a 66-year-old man surnamed Kim. Police officer Soh Jae-han said at a press conference that authorities planned to charge Kim with attempted murder after he confessed to intending to kill Lee.
south korean leader later taken by helicopter to Seoul National University Hospital for emergency surgery .
Kwon said doctors were concerned about bleeding around Lee’s jugular vein and called the attack an act of terrorism and an attack on democracy.
A rarity among politicians in status-stricken South Korea, former hair factory worker Lee Jae-myung became a presidential contender, telling voters that his working-class roots enable him to fight inequality.
south korean leader , who was undergoing treatment in Seoul on Tuesday after being stabbed in the neck, lost to Yoon Suk Yeol in the tightest presidential election in South Korean history in 2022. The reason behind the attack was unknown.
Leading the country’s main opposition party, Lee has since been a staunch critic of President Yun, and is widely expected to run for the top post again in 2027.
“I had to work in a factory because I couldn’t pay for school,” he told AFP ahead of the 2022 election.
“SOUTH KOREAN LEADER SAYS “My parents were sanitation workers. I escaped poverty, but many people around me are still trapped… I want to change the system.”
Lee’s political rise coincided with growing concerns about inequality, skyrocketing housing prices and youth unemployment.
Her time in elected office has been marked by policies including cash aid to young adults, free school uniforms, and free maternity care.
south korean leader previously vowed to expand his universal basic income plan nationwide as president.
While his supporters say that these policies are rooted in Lee’s own experience and sympathy for the less fortunate, his opponents have accused him of being a populist who would incur a debt burden to pay for these plans.
Lee’s journey in South Korean politics has also been surrounded by scandals.https://journalstar.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/south-korean-politician-lee-jae-myung-survives-stabbing-attack/video_dc9b5533-a758-581d-8b37-eaf9d513dcfb.html
He is on trial on bribery charges involving a company that is suspected of illegally transferring $8 million to North Korea.
Lee is also accused of breach of duty that allegedly resulted in a loss of 20 billion won ($15 million) to a company owned by Seongnam city when he was mayor there.
south korean leader escaped arrest in September last year when a court rejected the prosecution’s request to detain him pending trial on various corruption charges.
The 59-year-old has denied all the allegations against him.
In the 1970s, when South Korea was experiencing rapid economic growth, South korean leader Lee worked in a glove factory.
When he was 13, his hand got stuck in a press and he became permanently disabled.
He then enrolled himself in night school and a law school scholarship gave him a way out. Lee became a human rights lawyer before entering politics in 2010.
Although other politicians such as former President Roh Moo-hyun have grown up poor, South Korea’s legislature is dominated by the wealthy and well-connected, with most lawmakers classified as millionaires according to their declared assets.
In 2021, Lee’s presidential campaign attempted to downplay the contradiction between him and Yun, who grew up in an affluent family.
They published two photos: one showing a young Lee with disheveled hair in an ill-fitting suit and the other showing a teenage Yoon in a bow tie.
Lee’s story appealed to a large section of South Korean voters, but he lost the tight 2022 race by a narrow margin.
Recent polls have indicated that he will remain a strong contender for the next presidency in 2027.
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