Prosecutors Investigate Former Seoul City Official Over 'Oh Se-hoon Self-Compensation Allegation'

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The prosecution investigated a former Seoul city official in connection with allegations of false information disclosure regarding Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's 'Naegok-dong land.'

According to the legal community on the 1st, the Public Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Kyung-geun) summoned and investigated former Seoul City Housing Director Kim Hyosu as a witness at the end of last month.

The prosecution is known to have confirmed the circumstances under which the Naegok-dong land owned by Mayor Oh's in-laws was designated as a public housing district.

Earlier, the Democratic Party raised suspicions during the Seoul mayoral by-election campaign in April that Mayor Oh, while serving as mayor in 2009, was involved in designating his in-laws' land as a public housing district and received a 'self-compensation' of 3.6 billion won.

On the other hand, Mayor Oh's side rebutted, stating, "At that time, we did not know the existence or location of this land, and the district designation was a matter decided solely by the Housing Director."

Subsequently, both the Democratic Party and the People Power Party filed complaints with the prosecution accusing each other of false information disclosure. Additionally, Mayor Oh filed complaints with the prosecution against media outlets and reporters who reported that he was directly involved in surveying the Naegok-dong land at that time.

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