[Photo] "Oh Taewan, Uiryeong Governor Convicted of Molestation and False Accusation, Must Resign Immediately"

Solo protest.

Calls are growing for Oh Taewan, the governor of Uiryeong County in South Gyeongsang Province, to voluntarily step down after he was sentenced to a fine of 10 million won by the Supreme Court and to eight months in prison with a two-year suspended sentence by the district court for charges of forcible molestation and false accusation involving a female reporter covering the county office. He is currently awaiting an appellate trial.

On September 30, Reporter A, who covers the county office, held a one-person protest at Jungang Intersection in Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang Province, demanding Governor Oh's resignation. The one-person protest has continued for three days, moving between the county office and downtown Uiryeong.

This reporter, who also serves as an advisory committee member for a local civic group, was the person responsible for the arrest of former and incumbent Uiryeong governors Oh Youngho and Lee Seondu in 2020-the first time in constitutional history-on charges such as violations of the Political Funds Act.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that a local civic group plans to hold a press conference in front of the Changwon District Court on October 2, ahead of Governor Oh's appellate trial, to call for stern punishment against him.