Gominjeong: "Oh Se-hoon Doesn't Seem to Have a Cool Personality... Must Acknowledge the Outcome"

Ko Min-jung, member of the Democratic Party of Korea. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Go Minjung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, directly criticized Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, on the 8th, saying, "He doesn't seem to have what is called a cool personality these days." Go is currently the spokesperson for Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate's campaign.

On the same day, Go appeared on YTN Radio's 'Hwang Boseon's Start of a New Morning' and said, "Even after the election ended, he kept saying that he lost to President Moon Jae-in, not to Go Minjung, showing a refusal to fairly acknowledge the competition between him and me."

She said, "I did not criticize the opposing candidate during the election. I approached it with a strategy to show my competitiveness as much as possible," and added, "In fact, Candidate Oh made various criticisms and attacks against me. There are regrettable aspects about that," she pointed out.

Also, regarding her reason for serving as spokesperson for Candidate Park, she said, "In my constituency, Gwangjin, there is a building called 'Jaballe' in Ttukseom Resort, which was constructed during former Mayor Oh Se-hoon's term," and "There were repeated complaints that despite spending budget trying to revive it, it failed every time and became an eyesore."

She continued, "It was not simply about making it pretty, but with a realistic sense to produce results, I joined with the desperate feeling that we need a capable mayor who can make Seoul a global capital," she explained.

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is expressing his intention to resign from the position of Prosecutor General as he arrives at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 4th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Regarding the resignation of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, Go said, "I think it was an act that broke the promise made to the people. He clearly said himself that the term is 'a promise made to the people upon inauguration,'" and added, "The words of Yoon Seok-youl then and now are completely contradictory, so I think there should be an explanation for that."

She said, "He mentioned that he expressed his intention to resign due to issues related to the Serious Crime Investigation Office (Investigation Office), but the final reform plan has not yet been released, and the separation of investigation and prosecution was a national pledge, so it was not a new issue," and "Even though the final reform plan would have allowed him to fully express his opinion through party-government consultations, it seems he rejected it before the table was even set, which raises questions about why he did so," she pointed out.

Regarding President Moon's acceptance of Yoon's resignation on the same day, she said, "That issue did not require deliberation or discussion, so a brief statement was made. It does not seem to be a special matter."

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