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Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, reiterated on May 19 that he has not concealed any information regarding the missing rebar issue in the Samsung Station section of the GTX-A line.
Speaking to reporters after a policy meeting with disability organizations at the Daewang Building in Gwancheol-dong, Oh stated, "I learned about this issue from the news three or four days ago, and there was no prior report to me," dismissing allegations of concealment raised by his opponent, Jung Won-o, and the ruling party.
In response to criticism from the ruling party that the Seoul city government failed to report the rebar issue to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport immediately after discovering it last November, Oh countered, "Everything is documented. We notified the Korea Railroad Corporation three times with construction management reports."
Oh also condemned the ruling party's actions in summoning civil servants to the National Assembly. He expressed his frustration, saying, "I cannot help but feel anger when I see the Democratic Party calling civil servants who followed the guidelines of the Seoul city manual to the National Assembly and pressuring them for answers they want."
He accused the Democratic Party of inflating the issue for electoral gain, stating, "They are spreading rumors and creating fear. The Democratic Party and candidate Jung should apologize to the public."
Regarding the Democratic Party's announcement that it would file a complaint against him for allegedly violating the Public Official Election Act by delivering a speech at the completion ceremony of the Seoul City 'Audit Position,' Oh dismissed the claim as "absurd and not worth responding to."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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