Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea. Reporter Yoon Chang-won
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, defended the ‘nephew murder case’ and said, “I apologize” to the bereaved family for calling it ‘date violence’. However, this expression was referred to as ‘abbreviated designation’.
Lawmaker Lee’s lawyer on the 7th said in a brief submitted to the Civil 28 Independent Tribunal of the Seoul Central District Court, “I ended up using the expression ‘dating violence felony’ because it was abbreviated to a specific case.” It does not contain facts or false facts that constitute damage.”
He continued, “Even the media sometimes uses the expression ‘date violence’ for a murder case,” he said.
The mention of ‘date violence’ became controversial as the fact that Rep. Lee defended the murder of his nephew during the presidential election in November last year was re-examined. Rep. Lee said, “One of his family members has committed a ‘dating violence felony’ in the past. As a result, the bereaved family filed a claim for damages of 100 million won against Rep. Lee, claiming that they suffered a psychological shock.
Previously, Lee’s nephew Kim, a member of the House of Representatives, went home and stabbed A and his mother dozens of times to death when his girlfriend, Mr.
The court will hold the first hearing in this case at 3:30 pm on the 9th and hear the arguments of both sides.