
지방선거 과정서 지역민에게 1천만 원 건넨 혐의…일부 부인
6·3 지방선거 과정에서 경쟁 후보의 불출마를 유도하려고 지역민에게 1천만 원을 건넨 혐의를 받는 전남광주통합특별시의회 의원 A씨가 공소청에 송치됐다.
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지역 선거관리위원회의 수사 의뢰를 받은 경찰이 공직선거법 위반 혐의로 시의원을 수사해왔음.
(전남광주=연합뉴스) 정다움 기자 = 6·3 지방선거 과정에서 경쟁 후보의 불출마를 유도하려고 지역민에게 청탁한 혐의를 받는 전남광주통합특별시의회 의원이 공소청에 넘겨졌다.
전남경찰청 반부패경제범죄수사1대는 9일 공직선거법 위반 혐의로 현 통합시의원 A씨를 불구속 송치했다고 밝혔다.
A씨는 6·3 지선 전 같은 선거구에 출마하려는 경쟁 후보의 불출마를 유도해달라는 취지로 지역민에게 1천만원을 건넨 혐의를 받는다.
A씨는 본인 혐의에 대해서 일부 부인한 것으로 전해졌다.
지역 선거관리위원회로부터 수사 의뢰를 받은 경찰은 사안의 중대성을 고려해 A씨에 대한 구속영장을 신청했지만, 법원은 증거인멸 우려 부족 등으로 이를 기각했다.
보강 수사를 이어온 경찰은 A씨의 금품 제공 행위에 청탁 목적이 있다고 보고 공소청으로 넘겼다.

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