Prosecutors Transfer O Se-hoon: "Giving One Speech Is a Fact... Why Is Park Young-sun Not Investigated?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon criticized the police for applying charges of violating the Public Official Election Act and referring the case to the prosecution over his statement in an election debate that he "attended a far-right rally once," questioning, "Is this a fair investigation?"

On the afternoon of the 29th, Mayor Oh posted on social media (SNS) under the title "Are the police and prosecution maintaining investigative balance?" stating, "It is a fact that I gave a speech once. Political investigations require balance between the ruling and opposition parties."

He pointed out, "During the Seoul mayoral election, there were many complaints and accusations against candidate Park Young-sun and Democratic Party lawmakers, but there has never been any information on whether those investigations or inquiries were conducted."

He added, "Are investigations being conducted regarding (candidate Park Young-sun's) disposal of the Tokyo apartment or the falsification of real estate prices? If the police are conducting a seven-hour-long search and seizure of the Seoul City Hall, shouldn't there be equally strict investigations into candidate Park as well?"

Earlier, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit completed the investigation of a citizen group’s accusation case on the 24th and referred the case to the prosecution, applying charges of false statement publication against Mayor Oh for his remarks about 'Pie City' and rally-related comments made during a broadcast debate on April 5, two days before the mayoral by-election.

In the debate, candidate Park Young-sun mentioned rallies hosted by Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon of Sarang Jeil Church and asked, "Candidate Oh is one with the Taegeukgi forces and Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon, right?" To which Mayor Oh responded, "I went once and said 'Moon Jae-in is a dictator.'"

Regarding this, the People's Livelihood Economy Research Institute and others accused Mayor Oh of violating election laws, claiming that he lied by saying he attended only once despite participating multiple times in far-right and extremist rallies led by Pastor Jeon. They also filed accusations related to Mayor Oh's remarks about his land in Naegok-dong and Pie City.

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