Kim Heon-dong Appointed SH President, Mayor Oh Se-hoon Criticizes as 'Prearranged Personnel Decision'

Seoul Metropolitan Council Democratic Party criticizes Mayor Oh Se-hoon's repeated reckless personnel decisions... Condemns Mayor Oh and Seoul City for undermining the Executive Recommendation Committee and Personnel Hearing Agreement... Raises concerns over President Kim Heon-dong's lack of qualifications

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The Democratic Party of Korea in the Seoul Metropolitan Council (Representative Assemblyman Jo Sang-ho · photo, Seodaemun 4) strongly condemned Mayor Oh Se-hoon and the Seoul city government for forcibly appointing candidate Kim Heon-dong as president of the Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (hereinafter ‘SH’) on the 15th, calling it a ‘pre-decided personnel decision’.

On the 10th, the ‘Special Committee on the Personnel Hearing for the President Candidate of Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation’ of the Seoul Metropolitan Council judged former Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice (Gyeong Sil Ryeon) head Kim Heon-dong as ‘unqualified’ due to lack of understanding of policies required for the corporation’s president, insufficient concrete execution plans, lack of conviction and belief as an expert, and inadequate vision as a manager.

However, the Democratic Party of Korea in the Seoul Metropolitan Council criticized the Seoul city government’s administrative violence for forcibly proceeding with the appointment without even the minimum excuse regarding the justification for Kim’s appointment.

They claimed that Mayor Oh Se-hoon showed no hesitation in displaying illegal behavior, such as pushing for re-announcement despite a long vacancy to appoint Kim Heon-dong, effectively nullifying the appointment recommendation committee, and publicly expressing his intention to appoint despite the possibility of violating the public officials’ code of conduct.

Seoul city and the Seoul Metropolitan Council have conducted personnel hearings for heads of public enterprises under Seoul city based on the ‘Agreement on Conducting Personnel Hearings between the Seoul Metropolitan Council and Seoul Metropolitan Government.’ Although the agreement is non-binding, after thorough and multifaceted review, the Seoul Metropolitan Council judged that Kim was not suitable for the position. Despite the council’s refusal to respond to the pre-decided answer set by Mayor Oh and Seoul city, the Democratic Party of Korea in the Seoul Metropolitan Council expressed strong regret over the executive branch’s attitude, which seemed to neither respect nor even consider the council’s opinion.

The Democratic Party of Korea in the Seoul Metropolitan Council criticized Mayor Oh’s repeated personnel failures and repeatedly urged the recommendation of individuals with ability, vision, and morality that meet citizens’ expectations rather than unreasonable cronyism, questioning today whether that is such a difficult task.

The Democratic Party of Korea in the Seoul Metropolitan Council cannot help but feel deep regret over the reality of local autonomy in South Korea, where the executive branch overwhelmingly holds power over the council. All the more reason to uphold the council’s original stance. SH aims to improve housing stability for ten million citizens, supply public housing, and enhance housing welfare. They once again promise the citizens that they will continuously monitor whether President Kim Heon-dong sufficiently possesses the capability to carry out tasks aligned with SH’s goals and operate the institution, and will closely examine the outcomes produced by SH.

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