Opposition leader taken to hospital on 19th day of fasting

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, is taken to the hospital on Sep. 18. [Photo by Yonhap]

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, was urgently taken to the hospital on Monday as his health deteriorated on the 19th day of fasting.

Lee went on a hunger strike last month, demanding national reform and a government reshuffle. The DP leader had been continuing his indefinite sit-in at the National Assembly until he was reportedly taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Yeouido, Seoul, at the request of his party members on Monday.