
AI-generated summary
On the 29th of last month, President Lee Jae-myung posted a confidential document titled 'Daily Comprehensive Situation Report' containing statistics on the reduction of voice phishing damage on X. It is presumed that the document contains partially exposed information related to the special investigation of the National Election Commission.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Hee-won = People Power Party lawmaker Joo Jin-woo announced on the 2nd that he had filed a complaint against President Lee Jae-myung for allegedly leaking official secrets in relation to President Lee Jae-myung's taking and posting of confidential documents on X (formerly Twitter).
Representative Joo filed a complaint against President Lee with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on this day and said, "The President is also a public official. Public officials who leak official secrets have been punished without exception."
He said, “The Blue House explained, ‘The President can disclose confidential documents.’ What kind of king is the President?” He urged, “If you want to make that excuse, you must disclose all documents related to the special investigation of the National Election Commission that have been reported to President Lee.”
Previously, on the 29th of last month, President Lee posted on
Rep. Joo said that under the photo of the document posted by President Lee at the time, text presumed to have read "Special prosecution of the National Election Commission, recount of ballots in the Olympic Park handball stadium" was exposed with half of it cut out, and claimed, "This is strong direct evidence that the special prosecution of the National Election Commission is in cahoots with or is investigating."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will receive a complaint and begin an investigation.
Very likely · Within days
The Blue House will be asked for further explanation or disclosure of related documents.
Likely · Within weeks

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