Park's Predecessor Committee Urgent Statement: "Oh, Lies Every Time He Opens His Mouth... Resign from Candidacy"

Owner of Saengtaetang Restaurant and Others "Described Clothing and Shoe Brands... Testify That Oh Was at Naegok-dong Survey Site"
"People Power Party Should Request Candidate Withdrawal Instead of Campaigning"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 2nd, the election campaign committee of Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, issued an emergency statement, saying, "It is time for the endless lies and flip-flopping of Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate, to come to an end," and urged him to "resign from the candidacy."

Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, is singing "Don't Worry, Dear" by Deulgukhwa with citizens at a concentrated campaign rally held on the 2nd in Namdaemun, Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

On the same day, the campaign committee held an emergency press conference and released a statement. In the statement, they said, "Candidate Oh said, 'If evidence emerges showing that I showed interest in the Naegok-dong land, I will immediately resign from the candidacy.' Now it is time to keep that promise."

The campaign committee stated, "Candidate Oh has claimed that his elder brother-in-law participated in the surveying of Naegok-dong. However, yesterday, a KBS report revealed photos and evidence showing that his elder brother-in-law attended the entire event."

Furthermore, they mentioned that an interview with the owner of the saengtae-tang (pollack stew) restaurant, which would reveal the truth about the saengtae-tang allegations that Candidate Oh had continuously denied, was released that morning. "According to the interview with TBS, owner A and his son testified that Candidate Oh was definitely present at the scene, describing not only the circumstances at the time but also his clothing and shoe brand in detail. This completely destroys Candidate Oh's claims," they pointed out.

They also demanded responsible measures from the People Power Party. The campaign committee criticized, "A candidate from a public party is repeatedly lying and trying to cover up the truth with his hand. If it is a public party serving the people, it should no longer continue election campaigning but request the candidate to resign in the face of the revealed truth."

They then urged several politicians who had participated in the so-called opposition candidate unification, including Ahn Cheol-soo and Geum Tae-seop, to "declare that they can no longer side with falsehood."

They added, "Candidate Oh has been reported to the prosecution for the crime of false statement under the Public Official Election Act by our party and civic groups," and "We plan to submit the collected evidence to the prosecution."

After the emergency statement was announced, during a Q&A session with reporters, Jin Seong-jun, the strategic planning committee chairman of Park's camp, said, "It is only right for Candidate Oh to step down," and "Depending on the situation, a serious decision cannot be ruled out."

When asked further about the "serious decision depending on the situation," he only said, "Wait and see."

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