Peace with North Korea trumps free speech: potential ROK presidential candidate

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Peace with North Korea trumps free speech: potential ROK presidential candidate

Lee Jae-myung doubles down on support for DPRK engagement as poll pegs him a popular choice for president

Jeongmin Kim May 14, 2021

Peace with North Korea trumps free speech: potential ROK presidential candidate

Gyeonggi Province (file photo) | Governor Lee Jae-myung, Jan. 2021

Free speech should not get in the way of peace with North Korea, Gyeonggi Province governor and potential presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung declared Friday.

“Freedom of expression ought to be respected, but it cannot be prioritized over Korean people’s lives and achieving peace [on the Korean peninsula] -- which are our constitutional values,” Lee posted to his personal Facebook page on Friday.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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