17 billion shares were chosen instead of public office. Guro-gu District Mayor's 'refusal to trust white paper'

[News FM Lee Ik-seon Choi Soo-young Issue & People]
□ Broadcast Date: 17th October 2024 (Thursday)
□ Host: Lee Ik-seon, Choi Soo-young
□ Cast: Announcer Lee Hyun-woong

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◇ Lee Ik-seon: Let's open the second part with Aung Da-woong News. Announcer Lee Hyunwoong, who will be with us today as well, is here. Hello~

◆ Hello!

◇ Lee Ik-seon: First news. The results of the by-elections and by-elections on October 16th came out. This time, it is said to be a "two-to-two" draw, but the eyes are already on next year's re- and by-elections?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. Re- and by-elections are scheduled for next year, more than a year before the 9th national simultaneous local elections to be held in June 2026. According to the current law, the election will be held on the first Wednesday of April next year, that is, April 2 next year, for the reason for the re- and by-elections from September to the end of February next year. One by one, there are places where elections will be held. In particular, the position of the head of the local government is drawing attention. In the case of Asan Mayor in Chungcheongnam-do, the election was nullified on the 8th when the Supreme Court upheld the original ruling that sentenced Asan Mayor Park Kyung-gui to a fine of 15 million won for violating the Public Official Election Act. Another place that is drawing attention is the mayor of Cheonan. On the 23rd, Cheonan Mayor Park Sang-don's remand will be held at the Daejeon High Court. Mayor Park is accused of campaigning by using the organization of public officials at the time of the last branch line, and the first trial sentenced him to innocence and the second trial sentenced him to one year in prison and two years of probation. Since then, partial destruction and return are underway, so we need to watch the situation.

◈ Choi Soo-young: It's until the end of February next year, so we need to watch the results of the election law trial that's coming out one after another. On the other hand, the head of Guro-gu, Seoul, voluntarily resigned to hold an election, so what happened?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: Mayor of Guro-gu, Moon Moon-il, declared his voluntary resignation on the 15th. The reason was because of the 'stock blank trust'. To put it in more detail, in March last year, the Ministry of Personnel Management decided to sell 48,000 Moon Engineering shares (worth about 17 billion won) held by the head of the district office, Mun Moon Jae-il, or to trust them in a blank trust. Moon Engineering is an IT company established by Mayor Moon. This was because job relevance was recognized. In response, Mayor Moon filed an objection lawsuit. He claimed that he moved his headquarters to Geumcheon-gu and changed the company's articles of association to prevent him from receiving orders from other companies in Guro-gu. But I lost both the first and second trials. Since then, Mayor Moon has suddenly announced his intention to resign voluntarily. Regarding the criticism that he abandoned the residents to protect his property, he avoided an immediate answer that he was in poor health. In fact, the blank trust problem arose from the last election nomination, but as a result of pushing ahead with the candidacy, Guro-gu ended up spending about 3 billion won in taxes for the by-elections. This is the first time in the history of local governments' elective offices that they have voluntarily resigned during their terms after rejecting a blank trust.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: The next news is about singer Jessi. Eventually, he came to the police and was investigated?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, I told you that there were criticisms because they did not take active measures even after seeing a fan being assaulted recently. The victim filed a complaint against the group, including Jesse, on charges of assault and other charges. In this regard, Jesse attended the Gangnam Police Station around 10:05 p.m. last night. While attending, he told reporters that the perpetrator was the first person he saw on the day, and that he hoped to find him soon. He also said he hoped the perpetrator would be punished, and he apologized to the victim. After that, Jesse is said to have been investigated for about six hours until 4:30 a.m. today. First of all, the case is expected to be resolved only when the person who assaulted is identified and cooperated with the investigation.

◈ Choi Soo-young: By the way, in this situation, did a victim say that he was assaulted by Jessi in the past?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. Eleven years ago, in 2013, a victim who claimed to have been assaulted by Jesse and his group in a women's bathroom at a club in Itaewon spoke out. The victim filed a complaint against Jesse and his party at the time, but Jesse denied it, and the controversy ended when the victim canceled the complaint. He expressed his position that it was not because Jesse and his party were innocent, but because he had an overseas departure schedule and could not continue the lawsuit. Looking at the controversy that arose this time, he said it was similar to the past method. Whether it is true or not, the eyes on Jesse are getting colder as various suspicions grow. Therefore, I think the perpetrator should appear and be investigated as Jesse wishes to see a clue to the solution.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: You probably know a lot of 'Chilgok Grandmother' who wrote poems in Korean and changed them into rap. One of the members' grandmother died?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: You may remember "Sunny and Princess Chil," who rapped in a hip-hop hat, a big T-shirt, and colorful jewelry. Among the members, it was belatedly known that grandmother Seo Moo-seok was diagnosed with stage 3 lymphoma blood cancer in January and had been fighting cancer. It is said that they have hidden this fact except for their families because they are worried that they will not be able to do group activities if the disease is known. After performing at an event related to Hangeul Day on the 4th, he was hospitalized due to his rapid deterioration in health, and other grandmothers in the group were also very surprised to find out about her illness. On the day of the Hangul Day event, the members said that they thought they were going to sing to the members one last time, remembering the gentle grandmother Seo singing excitedly, saying she wanted to sing a song to the members. Mrs. Seo passed away yesterday at the age of 87.

◈ Choi Soo-young: But there was a special performance of "Sunny and the Seven Princesses" at the funeral?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: I was able to feel the atmosphere of the funeral what Hangul and rap mean to grandmother Seo. First of all, the portrait also showed a big smile with a T-shirt and a hip-hop hat and a long hanging necklace. The members of "Sunny and Princess Chil" got together and sang the representative song, "Everybody Happy." Grandmother Lee Pil-sun also read a letter that was pressed hard in her notebook. "It was good to go alone without saying it hurts," he said, "Don't get sick in the sky and sing a lot of rap that you like, I miss you." The family reportedly dissuaded their activities after hearing about the grandmother's blood cancer diagnosis in advance. However, while rapping, seeing him happy and happy like a child, he just followed the performance every time and suffered heartache. Still, he said that he left after a year like heaven and thank you because he seemed to have been greatly welcomed to the end.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: This is the last news. When you think of an amusement park, you often think of words like "dream" and "hope," but these days, you think of "money" and "capitalism"? What are you talking about?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: This is the news of Disneyland in the United States. According to foreign media, Disney recently released a so-called "lightning pass" that does not require the line of rides. As you know if you've been to an amusement park on holiday, you often wait for hours to ride a famous ride. However, with this 'lightning pass', you can ride it right away when you want without having to line up. However, I have to pay for it. First of all, Disneyland, California, which will be introduced on a trial basis, said it plans to sell it for $400 by the end of the year and then set a variable rate according to date and demand starting next year. If it's 400 dollars, it's about 550,000 won at the current exchange rate. Considering the basic admission ticket price, it will be more than 600,000 won to 700,000 won. Foreign media reported that this 'lightning pass' is expected to be popular among the wealthy who lack time and have plenty of money. What do you think of this "lightning pass"?

◇ Lee Ik-seon: We've looked at all the news prepared today.

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, thank you.