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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon political funds trial

Overview

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is undergoing an appeal trial regarding allegations of violating the Political Funds Act. The case involves claims that Oh received ten sets of public opinion polls paid for by businessman Kim Han-jung through political broker Myung Tae-kyun. A lower court previously found Oh guilty of commissioning five of these polls, resulting in a 10 million won fine.

During the proceedings at the Seoul High Court, former People Power Party chairman Kim Jong-in testified that he never commissioned Myung to conduct polls and stated that Myung had exaggerated his influence.

In subsequent developments, the court admitted new audio recordings from March 2021 featuring conversations between Kim Han-jung and Myung Tae-kyun. In the recordings, Myung is heard saying, “Oh Se-hoon doesn't know. He doesn't know, so don't worry. I'll take care of it.” Oh’s legal team argues the files prove the polls were requested independently by Kim Han-jung, while prosecutors have contested the admissibility and authenticity of the recordings, suggesting they could support the claim of the Mayor’s involvement.

Entities

Oh Se-hoon · Seoul High Court · Myung Tae-kyun · Kang Chul-won · Kim Han-jung

Timeline

  1. 13 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's trial sees new audio evidence

    New audio recordings were admitted as evidence in the appeal trial of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who is accused of violating political fund laws regarding the payment of public opinion poll costs.

  2. 18 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Kim Jong-in denies commissioning polls in Oh Se-hoon trial

    Former official Kim Jong-in testified in Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's trial, denying he ever commissioned political broker Myung Tae-kyun to conduct opinion polls.

Sources

biz.heraldcorp.com · english.hani.co.kr · m.imaeil.com · m.sportalkorea.com · mbn.mk.co.kr · newstomato.com · seoul.co.kr · sisajournal.com