'Master in the House: Lee Jae-myung Episode' Broadcast Ban Requested by Namyangju City "False Information and Distortion"

A preview of SBS variety show Jipsabu Ilche 'Lee Jae-myung Episode' was released, and Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province requested to suspend the broadcast of some content.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province has requested the SBS variety show production team of 'Master in the House' to suspend the broadcast of some content in the 'Lee Jae-myung episode' scheduled for the 26th. In relation to this, they also filed a provisional injunction to ban the broadcast.

On the 23rd, Namyangju City protested, stating that "(Master in the House) introduced the valley and stream maintenance project as an achievement of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung during the preview broadcast, but this is not true." The SBS Master in the House production team is airing a special series on presidential candidates. Following the Yoon Seok-yeol episode on the 19th, the Lee Jae-myung episode was previewed for the 26th. The Lee Nak-yeon episode will be aired on the 3rd of next month.

The city stated, "The valley and stream maintenance project is a core project promoted by Namyangju Mayor Jo Gwang-han immediately after his inauguration," and added, "Although Governor Lee publicly admitted during the Democratic Party presidential primary debate broadcast on KBS last July that Namyangju City was the first to carry out the project, the SBS variety program again explained the valley and stream maintenance project as his own achievement."

So far, Gyeonggi Province and Namyangju City have been in conflict over the valley maintenance project due to 'policy plagiarism.' Namyangju City revealed, "The Gyeonggi Province audit officer illegally surveilled Namyangju City employees who posted articles online criticizing Gyeonggi Province's behavior and forced unnecessary statements under the pretext of administrative audits."

Mayor Jo Gwang-han emphasized, "If Governor Lee's unilateral and incorrect claims are broadcast without filtering, incorrect information will be delivered to viewers and public opinion will be distorted. Considering the influence of public broadcasting, the damage will be serious," and added, "Not only is the honor of Namyangju City officials who were subjected to illegal surveillance and forced statements damaged, but serious mental distress is also a concern."

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