Lee slams conservative YouTuber's slush fund accusations as pathetic

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President Lee Jae-myung lambasted a conservative YouTube channel's slush fund accusations against him as 'pathetic' and 'malicious' on March 19. The channel, run by Jeon Han-gil, aired an interview claiming Lee transferred 160 trillion won and military secrets to China. Lee called for severe punishment of the claims.

SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday lambasted a conservative YouTube channel run by Jeon Han-gil, a former Korean history instructor and supporter of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, for airing slush fund accusations against him. In the interview, a man claimed that Lee is preparing to flee to China and recently transferred 160 trillion won (US$106.5 billion) and military secrets to Chinese authorities in Singapore. The man stated that U.S. intelligence operatives have figured everything out but offered no concrete evidence. Lee wrote on X, citing a post by Rep. Han Jun-ho of the ruling Democratic Party: 'Secret slush funds and leaking national military information? This is truly pathetic and malicious matador. It must be severely punished.' Rep. Han had criticized Jeon's video and urged investigative authorities to step in immediately.

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