Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party, said the government's initial investigation into the attack on a Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was missing a crucial word: "Iran."
"Even when the attacker confesses, is the victim going to deny it?" Jang said at a supreme council meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 11th.
Jang specifically criticized the government, saying, "Even though U.S. President Trump called it an attack, our government insisted the likelihood of an attack was low." He added, "The Lee Jae-myung Blue House went a step further and claimed it was a ship fire."
"Now that the attack has been confirmed, they say they won't prejudge who carried it out," he continued. "Are they suggesting it was an attack by a UFO?"
Jang also said, "This administration even delivered money to Iran. That money may have come back as the drone that attacked our vessel."
"President Lee Jae-myung brought fake news to attack Israel, but when our vessel was attacked, he stayed silent," Jang said pointedly.
He added, "With the safety of our crew members in jeopardy, he was posting on social media about real estate at midnight. President Lee Jae-myung has no will to protect the safety and property of our people."
Government acknowledges external attack, saying "two aircraft struck the Namu vessel," but declines to prejudge perpetrator
