Democratic Occasion chief Lee Jae-myung, who was stabbled by a person on Tuesday, is recovering after present process surgical procedure. Lee, 59 was stabbed by a person, whose identification is but to be revealed, whereas touring the location of a proposed new airport in southern metropolis of Busan.
In response to celebration spokesperson Kwon Chil-seung, Lee efficiently underwent the surgical procedure and is acutely aware in intensive care unit of the hospital. Kwon additionally condemned the assault and termed it a “political terror”.
The assault comes because the nation is getting ready for parliamentary elections in April.
The attacker had lunged at Lee with a knife and stabbed his neck whereas pretending for asking his autograph. The suspect was carrying a paper crown with Lee’s identify on it.
Lee was airlifted to the capital Seoul after receiving emergency therapy in Busan, and had two hours of surgical procedure on the Seoul Nationwide College Hospital.
The attacker was shortly caught by the celebration officers and law enforcement officials on the spot itself. A Busan police official, Son Je-han, mentioned the assailant was born in 1957 and used an 18-cm (seven-inch)knife that had been purchased on-line. He didn’t determine the suspect and mentioned the motive was being investigated, reported Reuters.
“Such a violence must not ever be tolerated underneath any circumstances,” President Yoon Suk Yeol was quoted as saying by his workplace.
Lee, a former governor of Gyeonggi province, misplaced to conservative Yoon, a former chief prosecutor, within the 2022 election. He was additionally accused of bribery from a growth venture when he was mayor of Seongnam close to Seoul however denies wrongdoing.
