Jeollanam-do Gwangju Unified City Council member sent to Public Prosecution Office for ‘requesting a competitive candidate not to run’
Accused of giving 10 million won to local residents during local elections... some denial
Quick Look
Mr. A, a member of the Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Council, who is suspected of giving 10 million won to a local resident to induce a rival candidate not to run during the June 3 local elections, was sent to the Public Prosecution Office.
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Why It Matters
The police, who were requested by the local election management committee to investigate, have been investigating a city council member on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.
(Jeonnam Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Da-um = A member of the Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Council, who was suspected of soliciting local residents to induce a rival candidate not to run during the June 3 local elections, was handed over to the Public Prosecution Office.
The Jeonnam Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit 1 announced on the 9th that it had sent Mr. A, a current Unified City Council member, without detention on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.
Mr. A is accused of giving 10 million won to a local resident with the intention of encouraging a rival candidate who was planning to run in the same constituency to not run before the June 3 local elections.
Mr. A is said to have denied some of the charges against him.
The police, who received a request for investigation from the local election management committee, applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A considering the seriousness of the case, but the court dismissed the request due to lack of concern about destruction of evidence.
The police, who continued an additional investigation, concluded that Mr. A's act of providing money was for the purpose of solicitation and handed it over to the Public Prosecution Office.
Open Questions
- Whether local residents who receive money or valuables will be punished
- Whether or not Mr. A's charges were proven during the trial?
