Police Investigate Mother and Son of Saengtaetang Restaurant Where 'Oh Se-hoon Spotted in Naegok-dong'

Ahn Jin-geol, director of the People's Economy Research Institute, who filed a complaint against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon over allegations of preferential treatment in Naegok-dong land and remarks on the Yongsan tragedy (third from the left), held a press conference on the afternoon of the 24th of last month in front of the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Mapo-gu, Seoul, before undergoing a complainant investigation.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] The police investigated the owners of a saengtaetang (pollack soup) restaurant as witnesses, who claim to remember Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon visiting the site to survey his in-laws' land located in Naegok-dong.

According to the police on the 4th, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency conducted a four-hour investigation from 2:30 p.m. on the 3rd at the Uiwang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, questioning the saengtaetang restaurant owners as witnesses. Considering the advanced age of the individuals being investigated, the inquiry was conducted as an on-site investigation.

The owners claimed that in June 2005, when they were running a restaurant in Naegok-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Mayor Oh stopped by their restaurant to eat saengtaetang after completing the survey of the land owned by his in-laws in Naegok-dong. They appeared on a radio broadcast last April and described Mayor Oh’s appearance in detail when he visited the restaurant, asserting that it was true that Mayor Oh had visited the Naegok-dong land survey site at that time.

The police reportedly questioned them about the circumstances at that time and their willingness to pursue charges related to defamation.

The People's Livelihood Economy Research Institute and others have filed complaints against Mayor Oh and related parties three times. They raised suspicions including ▲ lies related to the Naegok-dong land, participation in far-right rallies, and corruption involving Pie City ▲ false accusations against media outlets reporting on witnesses from Naegok-dong ▲ unauthorized disclosure of personal information of the saengtaetang restaurant near Naegok-dong, demanding punishment for Mayor Oh and members of the mayoral candidate’s campaign team.

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