The Democratic Party files a complaint against Oh Se-hoon for 'false statement publication' in Naegok-dong

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office accusing Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, of false information disclosure related to the 'Naegok-dong land speculation allegations.'

On the 17th, the Democratic Party submitted the complaint to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in the afternoon. The filers were Kim Hoe-jae, Chairman of the Legal Committee, Hong Jeong-min, spokesperson for the Central Election Committee, and Jin Seong-jun, head of the Strategic Planning Headquarters for Park Young-sun's campaign.

The Democratic Party stated, "The decision to develop Naegok-dong was made by the Roh Moo-hyun administration, and Oh did not know about the existence or location of the Naegok-dong land, and falsely claimed that he actually suffered losses from the compensation for Naegok-dong land," adding, "We are filing the complaint under Article 250, Paragraph 1 of the Public Official Election Act for false information disclosure."

Kim Han-gyu, spokesperson for Park's campaign, released a statement on the same day, questioning, "Who would believe that Oh did not know about the land that was never omitted from his property declaration or that he was completely unaware of the major project of the public housing development as mayor?" He pointed out, "If Oh did not know about the progress of the expropriation procedures, it is an even bigger problem showing incompetence as the highest official of city administration." He added, "'Self-compensation' controversy itself proves that he is unqualified to be the mayor of Seoul."

Regarding Oh's statement during the debate with Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Party candidate, that he would resign if a Seoul city official or a Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (SH) official made a 'conscience declaration,' Kim evaluated it as "a thief feeling guilty."

He continued, "We cannot entrust Seoul city to someone who says 'I am innocent, I didn't know, and I will resign if there is a third party's conscience declaration.' There is no reason to feel wronged since he received special favors, and he could not have been unaware, so instead of setting the condition of a third party's conscience declaration, he should honestly reveal the truth."

Hwang Bang-yeol, deputy spokesperson for Park's campaign, also supported this, saying, "Oh's claim is that the then mayor was completely unaware of the project to lift the greenbelt and designate the area as a public housing district," calling it a "typical case of covering the sky with the palm of the hand."

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