No Agenda Submission to the Plenary Session on the 19th, Administrative Questions Also Deferred to June Plenary Session
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is giving a briefing on the "Seoul-style Coexistence Quarantine Promotion Direction," which reflects the characteristics of multi-use facility industries, at the City Hall briefing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 12th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The Seoul Metropolitan Council has decided to postpone the investigation into the 'Naegok-dong land speculation allegations' involving Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, whose candidacy was controversial during the Seoul mayoral by-election.
According to the council on the 13th, the Democratic Party of Korea in the council decided not to submit the administrative investigation agenda on the Naegok-dong land to the plenary session scheduled for the 19th. Additionally, the city administration questions that were to be conducted at the plenary session have been postponed to the June plenary session.
The city administration questions are sessions where council members ask various questions regarding current city affairs to Mayor Oh and the city hall executive branch. The Democratic Party reportedly feared that questions related to Naegok-dong or those perceived as attacks on Mayor Oh could be seen as political strife. Another reason cited was to allow time to cooperate with and prepare for the newly launched executive branch.
Two days before the election, on the 5th, the council held a press conference at the National Assembly announcing plans for an administrative investigation into the Naegok-dong land speculation allegations. However, with this recent decision, the council will temporarily suspend efforts to clarify the truth behind the allegations.
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