[정치]Park Hyung-jun, suspected of preferential treatment of fruit tree sculptures in the National Assembly …

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The power of the people Busan Mayor Park Hyeong-joon was suspected of giving preferential treatment in the selection process of artists for works of art installed in the National Assembly while serving as Secretary General of the National Assembly.

The Democratic Party plans to accuse candidate Park of abuse of authority, but Park’s side is protesting that he was not involved at all in the author’s selection process.

Reporter Baek Jong-gyu reported.

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It is a large fruit tree sculpture located on the edge of the National Assembly, which is rarely overcrowded.

It is a form of colored fruits.

He was in the square in front of the National Assembly, but he moved because it did not coincide with the atmosphere of the National Assembly.

This sculpture was created on a budget of 130 million won in 2015, when Busan Mayor Park Hyeong-joon, the people’s power, served as the secretary general of the National Assembly.

The artist for this sculpture is Choi Mo, an installation artist known to have been involved in the design and construction of the gallery led by Ms Park Candidate.

Candidate Hyung-Joon Park was suspected of being deeply involved in the selection process for an artist.

These are the email data exchanged between the officials of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the officials of the National Assembly at that time.

It is written that it is recommended by the Secretary General of the National Assembly, Hyung-Joon Park.

The committee to select writers was held in March of that year, and the time to send and receive emails is in January, much earlier than that.

Based on this, the Democratic Party sees it as pressure, not just a recommendation from Park.

[김승원 / 더불어민주당 의원 : 심사위원들마저도 박 후보 측 사람들로 추천을 받아서 이뤄진 것으로 써 단순한 추천 그 이상의 압력이 있다는 의혹이 있습니다.]

Democratic Party candidate Kim Young-chun held an emergency press conference and said he plans to accuse Park of publishing false facts, saying he lied in the latest debate along with the abuse of authority charges.

[김영춘 / 더불어민주당 부산시장 후보 (지난 1일) : 지금 말씀처럼 박 후보님은 그 과일나무 작품 선정에 전혀 관여한 적 없다 이 말씀이고요. 그렇죠?] [박형준 / 국민의힘 부산시장 후보 (지난 1일) : 그 과정에서 제가 예산과 관련해 어떤 것도 관여한 바 없습니다.]

Candidate Park explained that there were only comments about good writers.

[박형준 부산시장 후보 캠프 관계자 : 좋은 작가에 대한 의사 개진을 했을 뿐 선정 과정에 어떤 역할도 하지 않았습니다. 의사 결정권자가 아니었습니다. 권한 밖의 일이었습니다.]

Just days before the elections, the new accusations continue.

Depending on how the facts are revealed, the aftermath is likely to linger after the election.

YTN Baek Jong-gyu[[email protected]]is.

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