Park Young-sun's Side: "Criticism of Tokyo Apartment Is Unreasonable and a Serious Deviation from the Main Issue"

Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, is attending the second unification debate for the Seoul mayoral candidates hosted by OhmyTV at the Democratic Party Central Office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 15th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] The campaign team of Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, criticized the People Power Party for their remarks on Park's husband's ownership of an apartment in Tokyo, calling them "irrational statements."

On the 20th, Park Seong-jun, spokesperson for Park Young-sun's election camp, stated in a commentary, "The Democratic Party and the Moon Jae-in administration's 'war against real estate speculation' is being waged in the Republic of Korea, not Japan," adding, "(The criticism regarding the ownership of the Tokyo apartment) is irrational and a serious diversion from the main issue."

Earlier, on the 19th, Kim Eun-hye, a member of the People Power Party, during the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee plenary session, said, "The lifting of the Greenbelt is not decided by the Seoul mayor but by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport," and added, "So, I am considering making this suggestion to candidate Oh Se-hoon: If he bought a luxury apartment in Japan where you can see Meiji Shrine to the west and Yasukuni Shrine to the north, he might avoid speculation allegations," indirectly criticizing Park's spouse's ownership of a residence in Tokyo.

In response, spokesperson Park said, "(Ms. Kim) is defending candidate Oh's suspected 'self-compensation' regarding land in Naegok-dong, Seoul," and retorted, "If candidate Oh had purchased an apartment in Tokyo, Japan, instead of land in Naegok-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, and realized a profit, it might have been considered an overseas investment case."

Spokesperson Park also urged, "Please remember that the People Power Party and its members are political parties and lawmakers of the Republic of Korea."

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