Seoul Mayor Oh Se-Hoon has intensified his daily criticisms of the special prosecutor team investigating allegations surrounding Myung Tae-gyun’s opinion poll survey, posting sharp rebukes on Facebook.
Daily Facebook Assaults
The mayor ramped up his rhetoric on March 7 with a post quoting, “Min Jung-ki special prosecutor, why is there still no answer?” He demands a stronger response from the team handling the case.
Oh described the probe as the “worst malicious ordered special investigation in constitutional history,” stating, “If the team faithfully served as underlings of power and then cowardly hid, that silence is the clearest confession.”
Accusations of Favoritism and Injustice
He accused the investigators of overlooking evidence against key figures, including Kang Hye-kyung, who confessed to fabrication in court, Kim Tae-yeol, who allegedly shouldered blame alone, and Myung Tae-gyun, labeled as the director of the frauds.
“Even with proof of these criminals in hand, the team avoided touching them and let them go free,” Oh remarked. He further condemned the approach, saying, “Sacrificing an innocent person as a specimen even after knowing the real culprit is a barbarism thought confined to history.”
The mayor added, “In a major democracy today, this special probe reenacts such savagery.”
Highlighting Reversed Roles
Oh pointed to the most egregious issue in death penalty cases: swapping victims and perpetrators. “The gravest flaw lies in wrongly identifying victims as culprits and vice versa,” he noted. “Even a death sentence in such cases isn’t justice—it’s public outrage.”
He urged transparency, declaring, “Abandon the delusion of eternal protection by power and immediately provide an explanation the public can accept.”
Recent Public Statements
This follows a pattern: On March 4, Oh attended a corporate event. The next day, at a press conference, he blasted the team for “prosecuting victims while letting perpetrators go.” On March 6, another Facebook post labeled it an “atrocious special probe.”
