Park Hyung-jun Camp Chief of Election Headquarters "Democratic Party LCT Favoritism Allegations 'Political Conspiracy', Legal Action"

Oh Se-hoon, who was selected as the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, and Park Hyung-joon, who was selected as the candidate for Busan mayor, are holding hands and posing at the announcement event for the Seoul and Busan mayoral candidate primary results held at the People Power Party Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 4th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The Democratic Party of Korea stated that Park Hyung-jun, the campaign chief of the People Power Party's Busan mayoral candidate who raised allegations of preferential sales at Haeundae LCT, called it "political sabotage" and said he would take legal action.

On the 15th, Jo Han-je, campaign chief for candidate Park, criticized in a statement titled "Response to the Press Conference by Democratic Party Lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae," saying, "I am appalled that allegations were raised naming a specific person without verifying the facts at all ahead of the election."

He continued, "At the initial sale of the LCT apartments on October 14, 2015, I properly applied through a subscription savings account at Shinhan Bank Busan Gwang-an branch, and eight days later, on October 22, I was selected as the first priority and paid the deposit six days later on October 28," adding, "I have all related documents such as the application form and deposit payment receipt, and I can disclose them anytime if necessary."

He emphasized, "Especially since there were many unsold units due to numerous non-contractors at the time of sale, preferential sales could not have occurred."

Jang Kyung-tae, a member of the Democratic Party and secretary of the Special Committee on Local Corruption Investigation in Busan's political, administrative, and police sectors, said at a press conference the day before, "The special committee secured the list of preferential sales at Haeundae LCT in early March," adding, "It has been identified that Jo Mo, a former KBS Busan bureau chief who was recruited as campaign chief for People Power Party candidate Park Hyung-jun on January 6, 2015, purchased a unit on the 83rd floor of Building A on October 28, 2015. The company, title, and contact information on the preferential sales list all match those of campaign chief Jo, and considering that the Haeundae LCT subscription contracts were made from October 28 to the morning of October 31, 2015, suspicion of preferential sales involving campaign chief Jo is further heightened."

Campaign chief Jo said, "Lawmaker Jang raised allegations without mentioning these facts. He even distorted the situation by announcing it as if I received preferential treatment despite having purchased normally."

He accused this of being a diversion related to the LH speculation scandal. Jo said, "Isn't this an attempt to protect the government and ruling party, who are in trouble due to the LH scandal, and to divert the alienated public sentiment?" He criticized, "I want to define this as a typical 'Kim Dae-up style' political sabotage aimed at confusing voters by raising baseless allegations."

He added, "As a former journalist, I will stand firm and responsibly fight against such low and petty election tactics," and stated, "I will take all legal measures, including civil and criminal actions."

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