Oh Se-hoon, the Seoul mayor, on the 5th said, "Special prosecutor Min Joong-ki left the assailant alone and indicted the victim," adding it was "the worst special counsel that will go down in the history of the Republic of Korea's constitutional government."
Oh said this in a post titled "Reconstruction of a crime" on social media in the morning.
Oh appeared on the 4th, the previous day, at the Seoul Central District Court for the first hearing in a case on charges of violating the Political Funds Act. He was brought to trial over allegations of "covering polling fees" in connection with a poll conducted by "political broker" Myung Tae-gyun.
Oh said, "Yesterday was the day when Kang Hye-kyung took the stand as a witness in the so-called 'Myung Tae-gyun gate' trial," adding, "Sitting in the courtroom all day, as the Seoul mayor I could not contain my dreadful feelings. In precious time that is not enough even if I devote myself to looking after the lives of 10 million residents and tackling a mountain of city affairs, why must I sit in court all day?"
He continued, "There is only one reason. It is because of the worst 'commanded special counsel' that succeeded in making it a crime to see through and kick away a fraud scheme by a criminal group," adding, "It is the result of thoroughly and faithfully carrying out the political mission handed down to him."
Oh also said, "There was truly fascinating testimony in court yesterday," adding, "The Mirae Korea Research Institute was a criminal group cloaked as a polling firm. The structure is clear. It was confessed that Myung Tae-gyun was the de facto owner, and the revenue would be divided one-third each among Myung Tae-gyun, Kang Hye-kyung, and Kim Tae-yeol."
He went on, "The division of roles is truly artistic," adding, "Myung Tae-gyun is the 'expert' who meets election hopefuls outside and looks for fraud targets. Kang Hye-kyung is the 'expert' inside who inflates and manipulates polling figures. Kim Tae-yeol is the 'expert' who, when things blow up, takes all the legal responsibility alone. Thanks to that, there are reportedly multiple prior convictions."
Oh called it "a perfect division-of-labor system that would make even a crime movie script weep."
He also said, "Yesterday, Kang Hye-kyung's testimony was effectively a series of confessions. The content that they manipulated, inflated, and deceived continued throughout the questioning," adding, "True to the Democratic Party's 'public-interest whistleblower,' she herself proudly testified in court that she was an accomplice in the crime. Furthermore, regarding the poll manipulation led by Myung Tae-gyun, she repeatedly and confidently said she would 'be punished.'"
Oh said, "What's even more absurd is that to someone who confesses to crimes like this and says she will be punished, the Democratic Party last year gave an award in the party leader's name," adding, "I now understand a little what their 'public interest' is."
He continued, "Even though such public confessions are continuing, no investigative body in the Republic of Korea is investigating or indicting them," adding, "Is it that they cannot hear, cannot see, or are they pretending not to see even when they do? In any case, an explanation that is acceptable is needed."
Oh said, "The Oh Se-hoon campaign detected and fended off this fraud scheme early on. Yet the special counsel, even with evidence of manipulation and fraud in hand, left the actual criminals alone and moved to punish only the side that almost fell for the fraud but kicked it away," adding, "They left the assailant and indicted the victim. This is the reality of special prosecutor Min Joong-ki."
He added, "Going forward, this trial will be an exhibition hall where key figures in manipulation and fraud, including Myung Tae-gyun, are called to the stand one by one to continue a march of confessions."
Oh said, "I am set to go in and out of court throughout the local election period and 'front-row witness' that feast of confessions," adding, "This is the result of the commanded special counsel so faithfully fulfilling its role. I may even have to say thank you."
He continued, "This Min Joong-ki special counsel is the worst special counsel that will go down in the history of the Republic of Korea's constitutional government," adding, "But no matter how much power tries to obscure justice, the truth will soon emerge clearly."