Lee Jae-myung said, "It's difficult to accept and appeal..."Please judge the people".

[Anchor]
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party expressed his intention to appeal immediately after the sentence.

He said that it is difficult to accept the basic judgment of the court from the basic facts, and that the people should also judge according to common sense.

I'm reporter Hong Min Gi.

[Reporter]
Representative Lee Jae-myung, who came out again about 50 minutes after entering the court, expressed his intention to appeal immediately.

He responded sharply to the court, saying it was difficult to accept even the basic judgment of the judgment.

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party leader: You will be appealed. It's a conclusion that's hard to accept even from the recognition of basic facts.

He also asked the people to make their own judgments based on common sense and justice.

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party leader: We, the people of Korea, will be able to reach a conclusion if we judge based on common sense and justice. Thank you.]

However, representative Lee declined to comment when asked about the sentence or the court's specific guilt or innocence.

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party leader: (He was sentenced to suspended prison sentence). What do you think of the sentence?) ….]

Lee, who made a bright face while shaking hands with Democratic lawmakers gathered in front of the court before the sentence, left the court with a rather stiff face after the sentence.

Despite Representative Lee's request to refrain from visiting the court, about 70 people inside and outside the party, including floor leader Park Chan-dae, stayed until the sentence was over.

Representative Lee was originally scheduled to attend a rally of supporters near the court shortly after the sentence, but he left the court without attending.

Prosecutors say they will closely review the ruling and decide whether to appeal.

I'm YTN's Hong Min Gi.



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