Lee Jong-won Admits Inability to Reverse Public Opinion Polls
He continued to make strong statements towards Lee Jae-myung's supporters but revealed a realistic understanding of the election outcome.
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Regarding allegations of manipulating public opinion polls, attorney Lee Jong-won's legal team suggested that 'incitement targeting an unspecified number of people cannot be punished,' but this has faced criticism from the legal community.
He continued to make strong statements towards Lee Jae-myung's supporters but revealed a realistic understanding of the election outcome.
He stated that he received nearly 200 text messages himself, and calculated that this resulted in more than a 5% vote gain. He mentioned that this method could neutralize 16,000 delegate votes.
The host interpreted Lee Jong-won's statement to mean that he did not personally use 200 phones, but rather that 200 text messages were received from viewers who watched his broadcast and 'certified who they voted for.' It was pointed out that this virtually constitutes a confession regarding the act of inducing responses to opinion polls.
The host predicted that this would cause considerable psychological damage to Yoo Si-min's pride.
However, the host strongly refuted this, saying, "Where would such a law exist?" and called it an absurd claim. The host also questioned who would openly engage in such an act through broadcasting, suggesting that Lee Jong-won might set the first legal precedent. This implies that incitement targeting an unspecified number of people is a new type of crime previously unseen, and that a negative view on such claims prevails within the legal community.
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