Stabbed opposition leader to leave hospital Wednesday
Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), is transported to Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Jan. 2. Yonhap
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung will leave hospital Wednesday, eight days after he was stabbed in the neck in a knife attack and underwent surgery, a party official said.
Lee, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), has since recovered enough to leave Seoul National University Hospital, said Kwon Hyuk-ki, a DPK official.
"Lee will return home and continue his treatment there for the time being," Kwon said.
Lee was stabbed in the neck by a knife-wielding man in his 60s posing as an autograph-seeker during his visit to the southeastern port city of Busan on Jan. 2.
Lee was airlifted to Seoul and underwent surgery for a laceration in a major vein in his neck.
The assailant was arrested at the scene and an investigation is under way to determine the motive of the crime. (Yonhap)