“Remarks about Sajik Baseball Stadium budget increase and review of Bada Dome Stadium are false.”

“Remarks about Sajik Baseball Stadium budget increase and review of Bada Dome Stadium are false.”

(Busan = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Young-gyu = The Busan City Party of the People Power Party announced on the 7th that it had reported Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo to the police and the National Election Commission on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act (publishing false facts).

The Busan City Party of the People Power Party said, "The former mayor, as a candidate in this local election, said, 'When I was the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, I increased the budget for the reconstruction of Sajik Baseball Stadium. I completed a review for the construction of the Sea Dome Baseball Stadium and consulted with related organizations.' However, through questions and answers from the National Assembly Budget and Accounts Special Committee and responses received from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and the Busan Port Authority, we confirmed that the former mayor's remarks were false." revealed.

In addition, "When asked whether Mayor Jeon Jae-soo requested an increase in the budget for the reconstruction of Sajik Baseball Stadium when he was the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism responded, 'I don't particularly remember,' and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Busan Port Authority, which are the subjects of review and consultation for the construction of the Sea Dome Stadium, both confirmed that 'there is no such fact.'"

People Power Party lawmakers Seo Ji-young, Joo Jin-woo, and Cho Seung-hwan, whose constituencies are Busan, held a joint press conference at the National Assembly communication center this afternoon and called for a strict investigation into this by the police and the National Election Commission.