South Korea opposition leader urges end to politics of hate after attack

South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks after being discharged at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, January 10, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's main opposition party leader, Lee Jae-myung, said on Wednesday he hoped his stabbing would mark the end of the "politics of hate", as police said the man accused of attacking him told them he wanted to stop Lee from becoming president.

The opposition leader spoke after he was discharged from a Seoul hospital, where he had been recovering since last week's attack in the southern city of Busan.