Oh Se-hoon Says "Learned About GTX-A Samsung Station Rebar Omission Through News... Complete Reinforcement Possible"

Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, addressed the allegations regarding the omission incident at Samseong Station on the Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX)-A line on May 28, stating, "I was not briefed about the matter. I began my campaign while my official duties were suspended and only learned about it later through news reports. Even now, it is a problem that can be fully addressed, so there is no need for concern."

On this day, Oh attended the 9th Nationwide Local Election Seoul mayoral candidate debate, hosted by the Seoul Election Broadcasting Debate Commission. In response to Justice Party candidate Kwon Young-guk’s question, "Do you acknowledge that the Seoul Metropolitan Government delayed reporting to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for five months regarding the omission incident at Samseong Station on the GTX-A line? Is it true you were not briefed?" Oh replied, "This issue was raised and driven by the Democratic Party of Korea after the election campaign became unfavorable for them, which has led us to this point."

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Oh further explained, "This issue did not involve an actual incident but was rather reported by Hyundai Engineering & Construction while construction was underway. I believe the reason the construction company reported it was because I made it mandatory to install closed-circuit (CC)TVs."

He added, "The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Rail Network Authority became aware of the situation at the end of April, and after reinforcement work to ensure safety, 90 test runs were conducted starting in May. The sudden emergence of this issue was due to the Democratic Party raising it as the election campaign became unfavorable for them. In any case, it is a matter that can be addressed through reinforcement work."

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