Lee Jae-myung, Head of South Korean Opposition Party, Is Stabbed

[ajacobson]

59-year-old politician transported to a hospital, and male assailant arrested at the scene

By

Timothy W. Martin
Jan. 1, 2024 10:04 pm ET

Lee Jae-myung speaking to reporters before he was attacked on Tuesday. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
SEOUL—The head of South Korea’s opposition party was stabbed in the neck during a Tuesday visit to the port city of Busan.

Lee Jae-myung, the 59-year-old leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party, remained conscious after getting attacked by a male assailant, who was arrested at the scene, according to South Korea’s semiofficial Yonhap News Agency. Blood could be seen on his shirt collar. Lee was transported to a hospital within 20 minutes of getting attacked, Yonhap reported.

According to local-media video of the incident, Lee was answering questions from reporters at the site of a new airport.

 

[heispark]

Too bad he's still alive..... He's pro-N.Korea (and pro-China) and anti-America (and anti-Japan). He's a communist as well. Anyway, he will be jailed for a long time.

 

[destriero]

He's a China puppet. Wants to remove THAAD which is essentially a LOW-system more than missile defense.