Oh Se-hoon: "Park Young-sun Should Resign Over Naegok-dong Land Speculation Allegations... Suing Cheon Jun-ho"

Clear Legal Punishment for Spreading False Information
Demanding Explanation and Apology from Candidates Oh and Park

People Power Party's Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon is giving a greeting speech at the party members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Boryeong Geum] On the 9th, Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, announced his intention to sue Assemblyman Cheon Jun-ho, who held a press conference demanding an explanation from Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate, regarding allegations of land speculation in Naegok-dong raised by the ruling party.

During a visit to the People Party headquarters that day, Oh told reporters, "The land in question was mostly inherited by my wife’s siblings," and explained, "My father-in-law passed away when my wife was in elementary school, so the land was inherited and has been owned for a long time."

He continued, "That land was designated as a (public housing) district by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport under President Roh Moo-hyun before I became mayor," adding, "That fact is clearly recorded." According to Oh’s camp, in March 2006, the Ministry of Land under the Roh Moo-hyun administration designated the area as a candidate site for national rental housing complexes. Later, the law changed, and the designation was switched to a public housing district, requiring Seoul City to reapply for the public housing district designation. Since the district had already been designated, the law change only necessitated a formal procedural step.

Oh said, "The person who served as Secretary to Mayor Park Won-soon raised the issue, fully aware that it was a formal procedure, but held a press conference framing it as if I was involved in the district designation," and added, "I will legally punish this clear dissemination of false information." Assemblyman Cheon, who held the related press conference that day, was formerly Secretary to the late Mayor Park and is currently Secretary to candidate Park.

He further stated, "It is truly cowardly and malicious for candidate Park Young-sun to raise such an issue through her secretary," and demanded, "I call for an explanation from candidate Park Young-sun. I demand an apology and resignation."

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