Main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is currently facing a new legal challenge, adding to the three ongoing court battles he is already involved in. This poses further obstacles to his potential reelection victory at the upcoming party convention. The Suwon District Prosecutor's Office has indicted Lee for allegedly soliciting a local underwear maker, Ssangbangwool Group, to unlawfully transfer $8 million to North Korea during his tenure as governor of Gyeonggi Province. It is claimed that he promised to support Ssangbangwool's business plans in North Korea in return. These charges of third-party bribery and violation of foreign exchange and inter-Korean cooperation laws are in addition to the existing court battles related to allegations of bribery, election law violations, and perjury. Observers believe that these increasing legal challenges will likely work against Lee, especially as there have been recent movements within the Democratic Party to extend his term as party chairman. However, political commentator Park Sang-byung suggests that Lee may need to give up on running for a second term as party chairman to allow the main opposition to prepare for the future. Lee has denied his involvement in the unauthorized North Korean remittance case and labeled the accusations as "nonsense." The recent indictment comes after the sentencing of a former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor to prison for his involvement in the same case.