President Lee's Greatest Risk is Ultimately Lee Hwa-young's Testimony

“Angry at President Lee, requesting parole”… Ruling party on edge as Lee Hwa-young’s ‘mouth’ opens
Reporter Byeon Mun-woo 2026. 10. 8. 10:39
Attorney Kim Kwang-min: “Hard to wait any longer”… North Korea remittance case resurfaces as a detonator
Ruling party figures including Song Young-gil conduct relay visits to Lee Hwa-young… “Expressing anger while explaining fabricated investigation”
Opposition focuses offensive… Jang Dong-hyeok: “It is understandable to be angry,” Na Kyung-won: “Threats from an accomplice and Lee's silence”
(Sisa Journal = Reporter Byeon Mun-woo)
Former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young is testifying as a witness during a hearing regarding the Shuangbang North Korea remittance case at the National Assembly's Special Committee for Investigating the Truth of the Allegations of Fabricated Indictments by the Political Prosecution of the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration on April 14. ⓒYonhap News
The "mouth" of former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young, who is currently imprisoned due to the Shuangbang North Korea remittance case, has emerged as a detonator that once again shakes President Lee Jae-myung's judicial risk. This comes as former Vice Governor Lee conveyed his intentions through his legal counsel, stating he is "extremely angry with President Lee," and has begun formally demanding parole. Within the ruling party, there are bewildered reactions, and key figures are attempting to appease him through a series of visits to Lee Hwa-young.
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