Park Young-sun Warned by Oh Se-hoon: "You Don't Even Know the Location of Naegok-dong Land"

Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Seoul mayor (left), and Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, are singing the national anthem at the 113th anniversary of International Women's Day ceremony held on the afternoon of the 8th at the Air Force Hotel in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, issued a warning to the Democratic Party of Korea, which raised suspicions about Naegok-dong. Although he has already filed a complaint with the prosecution against Democratic Party lawmakers Cheon Jun-ho and Ko Min-jung for false information disclosure under the Public Official Election Act, he implied that if they continue to spread the same slander, legal action could also be taken against Democratic Party Seoul mayor candidate Park Young-sun.

On the 16th, Oh stated on Facebook, "I sternly warn that if they continue to damage my honor by spreading false information and pollute the Seoul mayoral election with outdated dirty election tactics using facts that anyone can know by simply checking a few legal provisions and official documents from that time, I will respond with a zero-tolerance principle not only against lawmakers Cheon Jun-ho and Ko Min-jung but also against candidate Park Young-sun."

Lawmaker Cheon raised suspicions on the 9th regarding land in Naegok-dong owned by Oh’s in-laws. The allegation included that Oh, who served as Seoul mayor in 2009, was involved in designating the Naegok-dong land in Seocho-gu, Seoul, owned by his in-laws, as a housing site under the public housing development project. Cheon is the chief secretary to candidate Park.

In response, the People Power Party submitted a complaint to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 10th against lawmakers Cheon and Ko for false information disclosure and defamation related to candidate Oh.

Oh explained, "What is clear is that the Naegok-dong land they are raising issues about was inherited by my wife and her family in 1970 after her father passed away and has been owned for a long time. Negotiations for the site designation had been underway since before I took office as mayor in July 2006." He added, "Afterwards, the 'Special Act on the Construction of Public Rental Housing' was fully revised into the 'Special Act on the Construction of Bogeumjari Housing,' and the project continued, incorporating the land into the Bogeumjari housing district. The Seoul city government only went through formal administrative procedures in the process, which were matters decided by the Housing Bureau chief."

He continued, "It is not reasonable to say that the public institution’s land acquisition caused enormous gains; if anything, there were losses. My in-laws’ household, with their son-in-law as mayor, took a stance of cooperating with city policies and accepted losses," emphasizing, "Regarding this, the Seoul Housing Corporation (SH) has already submitted a legal interpretation to our party’s lawmaker Kwon Young-se’s office confirming that compensation was made according to established standards and procedures and that there is no legal issue."

He also said, "At the time, I did not know about the existence or location of this land, and I still do not know its location. Later, when the exact position of this land within the designated district is confirmed, it will be possible to verify whether it could have been excluded."

A member of Oh’s campaign team said, "The zero-tolerance principle includes the possibility of taking legal action."

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