President Lee Jae-myung said on the 9th, "Judicial murder through fabricated indictments by prosecutors, knife murder using terrorists, and character assassination using manipulated media. Since the people—heaven—saved me from these grave three murder threats, my life now belongs entirely to the people."

On this day, the president L.I.N.Ced on X (formerly Twitter) an article saying the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) made an inappropriate judgment regarding the "helicopter transfer favor" controversy that arose in 2024 when he was leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and stated accordingly, "People, I am simply grateful," revealing this.

President Lee Jae-myung delivers a congratulatory address at the 54th Parents' Day ceremony at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on the 8th. /Courtesy of News1

The Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) said the previous day that, according to the findings of its task force investigating the "helicopter transfer favor" controversy itself, the past determination of an ethics code violation was inappropriate and that the ACRC secretary-general at the time improperly intervened in the handling of the case. Under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, the ACRC had released that Seoul National University Hospital and Pusan National University Hospital, among others, violated the public officials' code of conduct during the deployment of emergency medical helicopters.

The president said, "Since heaven entrusted me not only with preserving life but also with great tasks, all I must do is build a nation for the people alone, power that operates solely for the people," adding, "Until the very last moment, even if my body breaks, I will devote my utmost sincerity and strength to the people—heaven."

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