Lee Jae-myung: "Petition hiding Gyeonggi residents' opinions is wrong" - orders full disclosure

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung has ordered full disclosure of the 'Gyeonggi Residents Petition' after criticism that administrators arbitrarily concealed petitions established for direct communication with residents.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 10th, Governor Lee Jae-myung, upon receiving a report on the matter that day, stated, "The purpose of the petition system is to cherish, listen carefully to, and respect each voice of residents. Hiding and posting selectively is wrong. All petitions should be fully disclosed."

Previously, the province opened the 'Gyeonggi Residents Petition' website on the 2nd to gather residents' opinions on major policies and current issues of the province.

Since its opening, a total of 111 petitions have been received on the Gyeonggi Residents Petition website, of which 59 petitions were actually processed as of 10 a.m. on the 10th.

Of the remaining 52 petitions, the province had concealed 46 complaints opposing a golf course construction project in Goyang City citing duplicate complaints as the reason, and 6 petitions including 3 requests for Governor Lee Jae-myung's resignation, 2 criticisms of excessive publicity budget allocation, and 1 opinion opposing concealment, were hidden for inappropriate posts.

Initially, the province implemented a preliminary appropriateness review stage to filter inappropriate posts such as false information on the petition website, but this order from Governor Lee changed the direction to full disclosure without a preliminary review stage.

Following this disclosure decision, as of 10 a.m. on the 10th, 52 petitions including 46 complaints opposing Goyang City golf course construction have been additionally disclosed on the Gyeonggi Residents Petition bulletin board, with a total of 111 petitions currently in progress.