1st trial on Seoul mayor's proxy poll payment

1st trial on Seoul mayor's proxy poll payment

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (C) speaks to reporters as he heads to the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on March 4, 2026, to attend the first hearing of his trial over his suspected proxy payment of opinion poll expenses. Oh was indicted by a special counsel team on charges of getting a longtime supporter to pay 33 million won (US$22,400) on his behalf to Myung Tae-kyun, a self-proclaimed power broker, for 10 public opinion surveys conducted from January to February 2021. (Yonhap)

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