Jung Won-oh's campaign committee for the Democratic Party plans to file a complaint against Oh Se-hoon, the candidate from the People Power Party, for obstruction of business and violations of election law on May 29 at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
During a press conference at the National Assembly, Lee Hae-sik, the head of Jung's campaign, and Chae Hyun-il, the head of the comprehensive situation headquarters, stated, "Evidence has emerged that Oh's campaign internally planned, produced, and systematically disseminated defamatory content against Jung."
The campaign committee intends to file complaints against both Oh and Kim Sun-dong, the head of Oh's campaign.
Chae noted, "According to reports from the previous day, Kim stated, 'I came up with the idea for the Jung Won-oh content.'" He added that card news and short videos were spread through KakaoTalk open chat rooms with hundreds of participants, and there were indications that individual dissemination performance was being monitored.
He further criticized, "There is evidence that tailored defamatory content was produced and distributed targeting specific university communities, which constitutes organized online smear campaigns."
Chae demanded that Oh take responsibility, stating, "He should clarify the planning and involvement of his campaign in the creation and distribution of defamatory content against Jung, the extent of organized dissemination, and the management of performance, and apologize to the citizens of Seoul."
When asked about the specific reasons for including Oh in the complaint, Lee responded, "Such organized planning and dissemination raises questions about whether it could have been a unilateral decision by the campaign headquarters. Ultimately, the political responsibility lies with Oh, which is why he is included in the complaint."
Regarding whether the party would consider filing a complaint, Lee said, "For now, we plan to file a complaint at the campaign level, and discussions about a party-level complaint will be held later."
Meanwhile, Jung's camp filed a complaint against lawmaker Joo Jin-woo from the People Power Party for alleging that Jung's camp intended to exploit the recent fatal accident at the Seosomun Overpass for political gain.
Lee dismissed Joo's claims, stating, "Joo used anonymous online messages related to the Seosomun overpass collapse to suggest that Jung's campaign was politically exploiting the incident, but this is clearly fabricated. It is merely an attempt to politically frame the campaign without any basis linking it to Jung Won-oh's campaign."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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