The National Power Party urges a quick investigation into Woo Sang-ho's 'publication of false facts'... “Heavier than a light”

On the 9th, the People Power Party called for a rapid police investigation into the suspicion that Gangwon Province Governor Woo Sang-ho announced false information during the local elections, claiming that Gangneung had succeeded in attracting a 1Gw AI data center (AIDC).

People Power Party lawmaker Lee Cheol-gyu held a press conference at the National Assembly on this day and held a press conference with former Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office Oh Se-in and lawyer Shin Wan-soon, who are the accusers of this case, and said, "The Gangwon Police Agency is currently investigating, but it is very sluggish, with no search and seizure being conducted," and requested, "Please thoroughly investigate the case according to strict legal standards and immediately transfer it."

Rep. Lee and others said, "During the last local election, Governor Woo said that he had succeeded in attracting AIDC to Gangneung and that he had finally reached an agreement with the top owner of one of the country's five largest conglomerates. He repeatedly announced that this would result in an investment of 70 trillion won and 200,000 new jobs."

He continued, "However, after being elected, this statement turned out to be completely false," and emphasized, "Governor Woo said at a press conference and in his response to the provincial council, 'I was not aware of the substation problem before the election. Immediately after being elected, we are discussing investment with SK. Since it is difficult to build a large-scale data center, let's start construction of the first phase with a scale of 400Mw.'" He emphasized.

Rep. Lee and others pointed out, “There is no way a company would be unaware of the AIDC construction procedures,” and added, “It is a logically untenable lie to say that we have succeeded in attracting AIDC or that the attraction has been confirmed when the power issue has not been resolved.”

At the same time, he claimed, "Candidate Woo's election catchphrase at the time was 'the person sent by the president,'" and "this announcement was made with the intention of attracting AIDC against the background of the power of the president and the ruling party even before he was elected."

He continued, "Recently, the court sentenced former President Yoon Seok-yeol to an invalidation of his election on the grounds that he made false statements during the election process. Former President Yoon's remarks were passive responses to questions about the private sphere, while Governor Woo's remarks were active and planned remarks about his achievements, and considering the impact on voters, they are much more serious remarks that cannot be compared to those of former President Yoon."

Rep. Lee once again called for a speedy investigation, saying, “While the investigation is slow and time is passing, the statute of limitations for the case (December 3 this year) is less than a month left.”

Last month, conservative groups in the Gangwon region, including the People Power Party Audit Committee and the Gangneung Love Movement Headquarters, reported Governor Woo to the police on charges of publishing false information.