With "Oh Se-hoon, False Statement Publication During Election Process... May Face Disqualification Sentence"

Lee Nak-yeon, Standing Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Tae-nyeon, Acting Representative, are attending the Central Election Committee meeting at the National Assembly on the 5th with serious expressions. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 5th, the Democratic Party of Korea directly accused Oh Se-hoon, the Seoul mayor from the People Power Party, and Park Hyung-joon, the Busan mayor, of lying and stated that there is a possibility of their election being invalidated due to violations of the election law.

Choi In-ho, the chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, said in a meeting with reporters after a closed Central Election Countermeasures Committee session at the National Assembly, “There was a report from the legal committee indicating that the charges of election law violations related to the dissemination of false information by candidates Oh Se-hoon and Park Hyung-joon have a very high possibility of resulting in election invalidation.”

Choi added, “Considering the election law violation charges and various situations that may unfold in the future, concerns are growing that there might be another opposition party-led administrative vacuum in the Seoul and Busan city governments.”

The claim is that candidates Oh Se-hoon and Park Hyung-joon gave false explanations regarding the controversy over self-compensation for land in Naegok-dong, allegations of preferential sales of LCT in Busan, and suspicions of civilian surveillance by the National Intelligence Service, which could lead to election invalidation due to election law violations.

Choi said, “The publication of false information during the election process is legally problematic. It is a very serious matter,” and added, “If multiple lies are revealed in the explanations of candidates Oh Se-hoon and Park Hyung-joon, and it is determined that they were elected because of those lies, the judicial authorities’ ruling could lead to election invalidation. The legal committee’s report indicates a very high possibility that this will be judged as a serious legal violation.”

He emphasized, “If that happens, we shared concerns about another administrative vacuum in the Seoul and Busan city governments. That would be an unfortunate event and something that should not happen.”

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