In the political world, careless personal quarantine has come to the fore. The candidate for Busan Mayor Lee Eon-ju was classified as an’active surveillance target’, but he carried out an election campaign. Even in the list of confirmed cases submitted by the camp earlier, there are suspicions that the candidate’s name was not deliberately omitted.
This is Choi Soo-yeon.
[기자]
[이언주/국민의힘 부산시장 예비후보 (유튜브 ‘이언주TV’) : 코로나 대책에 대한 공약이 저는 제1호 공약이 되어야 한다. 시장이 되면 코로나를 극복하고…]
However, the camp was opened first.
We held an event where dozens of people gathered, and there have been eight confirmed cases so far.
One of them was a person who received a letter of appointment directly from Candidate Eon-Joo Lee.
However, the candidate’s name was not on the list of attendees the camp submitted to the quarantine authorities.
Authorities confirmed Lee’s attendance while examining photos of the event only three days later.
I belatedly confirmed that I had shook hands and spoke with the attendees.
In the meantime, candidate Lee continued his election-related activities.
This raises suspicions that the camp was deliberately omitting the candidate’s name.
Criticism has emerged that the response was inappropriate even after the authorities’ notification.
I told him to get tested quickly, but the promise was announced as scheduled.
[이언주/국민의힘 부산시장 예비후보 (유튜브 ‘이언주TV’) : 실현 가능한 공약들을 계속해서 선보이도록 하겠습니다.]
The camp’s explanation is that the number of event attendees has made it possible to accidentally omit this candidate’s name.
They claim that they also received a call to be tested during the press conference.
However, even though he was screened and a target of active surveillance, Lee worked on the election schedule.
Candidate Lee’s test results were negative, but he was designated as a self-quarantine and canceled all schedules until the 19th.
Candidate Lee apologized for preparing for the coronavirus, saying he regretted the concern.
The competent ward office imposed a fine of 1.5 million won for the candidate camp for exceeding the meeting limit.
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