Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea for targeting People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok as a "real estate sweep," calling it "out of the blue."
On the night of the 25th, Lee wrote on his social media, "From a third-party perspective, the Democratic Party of Korea's criticism of leader Jang Dong-hyeok is out of the blue," adding, "It feels like people who ride Maybachs and Bentleys attacking someone who has one midsize car, one compact car, one cargo truck, and one motorcycle for having four vehicles."
Earlier, the Democratic Party of Korea criticized Jang's family as "real estate rich with a comprehensive real estate set, with four apartments, plus an officetel, a detached house, and land." The presidential office also said, "The opposition leader should first liquidate speculative assets and show repentance so the public will believe the sincerity," adding, "They say all six properties are for actual residence, so does that mean the head and feet live separately?"
In response, Jang said, "I live in a 30-pyeong-range apartment in Guro-gu, Seoul, and I inherited the dwellings where my 94-year-old mother in the countryside lives," adding, "After becoming a lawmaker, I bought an apartment in my constituency, and for legislative work I purchased an officetel in front of the National Assembly."
He also said, "Not long ago, when my father-in-law passed away, I inherited one-fifth equity of the apartment in Jinju, South Gyeongsang, where my mother-in-law lives, and I inherited one-tenth equity of a Gyeonggi apartment that my father-in-law acquired with his severance pay," adding, "For the Gyeonggi apartment, my mother-in-law is living on the monthly rent." He then added, "The four apartments the Democratic Party of Korea points to are worth about 660 million won, and even if you add everything else, it is about 850 million won."