Kim Byung-kwan Proposes 'Daechang-dong Controversy Face-off Debate' to Ahn Cheol-soo

On the 3rd, a forum titled "The Turbulent Gaming Market, Is the Spring Coming?" was held at the Korea Internet Corporations Association in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, regarding the World Health Organization (WHO) classifying gaming addiction as a disease. Kim Byung-kwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Byung-kwan, the Democratic Party candidate running in the by-election for the Bundang-gap district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, proposed a head-to-head debate with Ahn Cheol-soo, the People Power Party candidate, regarding the local issue of the 'Daejang-dong controversy.'

Daejang-dong became a major issue during the last presidential election due to various allegations of special favors related to Lee Jae-myung, the former governor of Gyeonggi Province from the Democratic Party.

As the People Power Party showed signs of resuming their 'Daejang-dong offensive' targeting Lee Jae-myung and Kim himself in the by-elections for the National Assembly, held alongside the June 1 local elections in Incheon Gyeyang-eul and Bundang-gap, Kim proposed a public debate.

On the 16th, Kim posted on his Facebook, saying, "Candidate Ahn insulted by saying 'Seongnam is like Gotham City where the Joker runs rampant' (a city from the Batman movie)," and proposed, "Let's debate in front of the citizens whether Bundang Pangyo is really 'Gotham' or if this is just Ahn's insulting political offensive."

He added, "I understand that Ahn's justification for running in the Bundang-gap district, where he has no local ties, is Daejang-dong," and "I will provide answers, so I propose an unlimited-format debate as soon as possible."

At the opening ceremony of his campaign office in Yatap-dong the previous day, Candidate Ahn described, "Seongnam is like Gotham City where the Joker runs rampant," and argued, "Let's reclaim Seongnam, which has fallen into 'Gotham City' due to the entrenched cartel Jokers."

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