Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party (DP), is hospitalized from a hunger strike while facing bribery allegations.
he was motivated by opposition to Yoon’s economic policies, threats to media freedom, and Yoon’s lax response to Japan’s release of wastewater from the Fukushima reactor, among other issues.
“Lee’s condition deteriorated rapidly, so we called an ambulance and medics at 6:55 am. He was conscious, but showed signs of slight delirium. His blood sugar had dropped significantly and was dazed,” a DP official said on Monday. “He is determined to take the lead to put an end to this reckless regime,” DP spokesman Han Min-soo said, referring to the Yoon administration.Lee in the hospital on Tuesday and urged him to end his hunger strike, as did PPP head Kim Gi-hyeon, who offered to sit down with Lee and discuss his policy complaints.Lee on Tuesday.
“I think we shouldn’t establish a precedent where the justice system is suspended because a suspect either goes on a hunger strike or commits self-inflicted wounds,” Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon
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