Oh Se-hoon: "Lee Jae-myung lacks willingness for cooperation... Doubts about 'martial law' talk"

Lee Jae-myung Criticizes 'Martial Law Suspicion' Mention
"I Will Move Toward Normal Politics"

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon recently criticized Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, for mentioning the 'martial law suspicion,' saying it "shows no willingness for cooperation."

On the 4th, Mayor Oh wrote on Facebook, "Even without going as far as rationality, it is hard to understand why the Democratic Party, led by Lee Jae-myung, raises baseless issues such as special investigations, impeachment, and now martial law."

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is delivering a greeting at the '2024 Chuseok Agricultural, Fishery, and Special Products Seoul Market Opening Ceremony' held on the 2nd at Seoul Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Earlier, on the 1st, during a meeting of party leaders, Lee said, "Looking at the previously prepared martial law plan, there are stories that it included a plan to arrest and detain members of the National Assembly immediately upon declaring martial law to prevent the Assembly from demanding its lifting," adding, "Isn't this a perfect dictatorship?"

In response, Mayor Oh said, "Lee demanded a special investigation at the presidential meeting and mentioned martial law at the party leaders' meeting," emphasizing, "He claims to seek cooperation but shows no willingness to cooperate. Perhaps the normal politics expected after cooperation is a source of fear for Lee Jae-myung."

He continued, "A model of normal politics would be parties presenting their visions, engaging in productive discussions on public welfare and national development tasks, and deriving policy and legislative alternatives," adding, "If policy, not political strife, becomes central, the role of the floor leader grows rather than that of the party leader."

Mayor Oh stated, "The current situation, where Korean politics and the entire nation are held hostage by Lee Jae-myung alone, repeatedly regressing, can no longer be tolerated," and said, "There is no future for the people in Lee’s politics. Though difficult and distant, I will move toward 'normal politics.'"

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