Park Soo-young, People Power Party National Assembly member Facebook
In connection with the case of violation of the Public Official Election Act, in which Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was sentenced to one year in prison and two years of probation in the first trial, Park Soo-young, a member of the People Power Party, spoke about whether he went on business trips to Australia and New Zealand and played golf during his term as Seongnam mayor. They released a Google Map map image, saying they received a tip from a local resident.
The location of the local golf course and the presumed photo spot where the then Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myeong, former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Director Yoo Dong-gyu, and the late (late) former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Development Business Director Kim Moon-ki took photos together. Directions, etc. are displayed on the map.
▶ Representative Park Soo-young posted a post on Facebook at around 4:45 pm on the 19th, saying, “There is controversy again as to whether Representative Lee Jae-myung played golf during his business trip to Australia (·New Zealand),” and “At the time, there was a ball marker (golf ball on the golf course green).” After the release of a photo of then-Mayor Lee Jae-myung wearing a hat with a location indicator), many people, including myself, thought that Mayor Lee Jae-myung’s remarks would have been better if anyone with normal literacy skills had ever played golf. He expressed his opinion by saying, “I understood it as not being there.”
People Power Party National Assembly member Park Soo-young Facebook Facebook Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myeong, who was the mayor of Seongnam during a business trip to New Zealand in 2015, and Kim Moon-ki, head of the Development Department 1 of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation. Meanwhile, Yoo Dong-gyu, former planning director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation. Provided by People Power Party Rep. Kim Eun-hye and Seongnam City Councilor Ki-in Lee
Rep. Park Soo-young posted a related post on Facebook at around 5:47 p.m. on the 15th, the same day that Representative Lee Jae-myung’s sentence was announced.
In a subsequent Facebook post, he explained the attached map image as “a map sent by a Korean resident who undoubtedly played golf,” and added, “at the time, many people who were concerned about the country reported it.”
▶The map attached by Representative Park Soo-young shows ‘Waitemata Golf Club’ located in Auckland, New Zealand, and ‘Takarunga/Mount Victoria’, which is believed to be the location where the group photo to the south was taken. A red circle is displayed.
It is then indicated that the photo was taken in the southwest.
Takarunga Mount Victoria is a mountain about 66 meters above sea level.
From here, you can see the cityscape centered on the Auckland Sky Tower, the landmark of Auckland City, at a glance to the southwest, and it is considered a popular spot for citizens and tourists and a major photo location.
※The photos below are the previously released photos of Lee Jae-myung, Yoo Dong-gyu, and Kim Moon-ki (above) and the Google Map Street View (below) that takes into account the estimated direction of photo shooting mentioned by Rep. Park Soo-young.
Inside the red square are places such as the Auckland Sky Tower, which is the background of photos featuring Lee Jae-myung, Yoo Dong-gyu, and Kim Moon-ki.
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▶About three hours before Rep. Park Soo-young’s Facebook post, Rep. Han Joon-ho of the Democratic Party of Korea appeared on MBC News and mentioned Rep. Park Soo-young and mentioned the controversy.
Rep. Han Joon-ho said, “Representative Park Soo-young of the People Power Party made a lot of arguments to let people know that this was a doctored photo when he uploaded a photo of 10 people with 4 people, and even though these are direct stories, it is more accurate to say this. “There was no mention of ‘he played golf or not’, but the court judged this as if he had refuted that he did not play golf.” The host raised the issue, saying, “Representative Jae-myung Lee’s remarks and Is “I made a judgment about something else, so it was a wrong decision.”
Representative Han Joon-ho then said, “To be exact, Rep. Park Soo-young of the People Power Party posted on his SNS a photo of 10 people taken on an overseas business trip, and only 4 people were taken on an overseas business trip. Don’t usually 4 people play golf? Only the 4 people part was taken out, and Representative Lee Jae-myung was there. There was a suspicion that he was playing golf because the hat he was wearing had something like a ball marker on it, and he never clearly said ‘he played golf or not’, but Channel A “When he went on air, he made a strong argument that ‘the photo itself was manipulated,’” he explained in relation to CEO Lee Jae-myung’s charge of ‘publishing false facts’ in this trial.
In the center of the photo is Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (then mayor of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province), right next to him is former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Director Yoo Dong-gyu, and the second from the left in the front row is the late Kim Moon-ki, former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Development Business Director 1. Lee Ki-in, top member of the New Reform Party
I have contacts who can corroborate the local resident’s story and confirm that the golf outing took place during the trip in question. I find it crucial to hold public officials accountable, and this evidence backs up the concerns raised by the community.
Q:
As a web editor, I am interested in understanding the backstory behind the controversy surrounding the alleged golf outing during a business trip. Can you provide me with some more information on how this news piece came to light and what motivated you to share it on your Facebook page, Representative Park Soo-young?
Guest 1:
Well, the news piece came to light during the trial of violation of the Public Official Election Act where it was revealed that Democratic Party of Korea’s presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myeong, had taken a golf trip during a business trip to Australia and New Zealand in 2015 while he was still the mayor of Seongnam. This fact was denied by Mr. Lee but later proven to be true. As for me, I shared this on my Facebook page because I received a tip from a local resident who claimed to have seen the then-mayor playing golf during the trip. I thought it was important for the public to be aware of any potential wrongdoing by public officials.
Q:
Guest 2, as a representative of the Democratic Party, what is your perspective on this controversy? Why do you believe that Representative Park Soo-young released this information on his Facebook page?
Guest 2:
As for my perspective, I believe that this controversy is a result of misinformation and political manipulation by the opposition party. The fact that Mr. Lee went on a golfing trip during a business trip was never hidden or denied, but rather it was used out of context to discredit him. I think Representative Park Soo-young released this information on his Facebook page as part of a smear campaign against the Democratic Party and its candidates.
Q:
Guest 1, do you have any evidence to support your claims about the golf outing during the business trip? Can you tell us more about the local golf course and photo spot that you have mentioned in your post?
Guest 1:
Yes, I do have evidence to support my claims. I received a Google Map image from a local resident who provided me with directions and locations of the golf course and photo spot where Mr. Lee, Mr. Yoo, and Mr. Kim were allegedly playing golf. The map also shows a “ball marker” which is often associated with golf. Furthermore,
