Seoul City: ”There is not a single suspicion regarding the day of emergency martial law... Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee should take responsibility for spreading false facts” = South Korea

Regarding the Democratic Party's (ruling) claim that local government heads belonging to the People's Power Party had closed down government buildings and restricted access during the emergency martial law on December 3rd of last year, Seoul City issued a statement on the 31st saying, "The local government administration
This is unjust power harassment against the head of an opposition party organization and political oppression against the head of an organization belonging to the opposition party." Kim Byung-min, deputy mayor for administrative affairs of Seoul Metropolitan Government, issued a statement that afternoon saying, "Democratic Party of Korea
"The party has once again raised outrageous allegations regarding the situation on the day of the state of emergency and is desperately trying to frame the heads of regional organizations belonging to the People's Power Party as a civil war," he said.
Vice Mayor Kim said, "I would like to reiterate that Seoul City has not closed the city hall. In accordance with the existing city hall operation policy, if you use your pass as usual, you will be allowed to leave the city hall."
"Mayor Oh Se-hoon immediately convened an emergency executive meeting to protect the daily lives of citizens and announced without delay his opposition to martial law," the article continued.
"Seoul City has repeatedly made it clear that it did not close the city hall and did not join in the martial law, but Jung Hyun-hee (
Vice Mayor Kim said, "Seoul City has already submitted documents to the National Assembly to prove that there was not a single suspicion on the day of the martial law.
Despite this, the Democratic Party of Korea continues to pressurize the special counsel's investigation and even push for on-site inspections, which is an unfair power harassment against the local government and a political abuse against the head of an opposition party organization.
It is oppression," he added. "We hope that the Democratic Party of Korea, with next year's local elections in mind, will immediately put an end to its despicable attempt to use the special investigation as a tool to politically attack the heads of regional organizations affiliated with the People's Power Party.
Meanwhile, Jung Hyun-hee, the general director of the special committee for the comprehensive response to the three major special investigations by the Democratic Party of Japan, held a press conference at the National Assembly that morning and said, "The investigation is in the blind spot of the special investigation.
"We must also expose the acts of complicity of local governments in the civil unrest," he said, referring to the local government leaders who are members of the People's Power Party.
Many of the heads of metropolitan governments, including Governor Won-do and Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok of Incheon, reportedly closed their offices on the day of the state of emergency, controlled access, and held emergency executive meetings.
The party will request documents and conduct on-site inspections at the three special prosecutors' committee level to uncover the truth about whether metropolitan local governments were involved in the civil unrest,” he said.