Local Election Commission Reports Wife of Democratic Party Preliminary Candidate and Others for Donating 1 Million Won to Event

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jong-hyo] The Busan Jung-gu Election Commission announced on the 9th that it has reported to the prosecution the wife of Mr. A, the Democratic Party regional chairman in Busan who registered as a preliminary candidate for the April 15 general election, on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act. Mr. A's wife is suspected of delivering donations at a local sports event.

According to the Jung-gu Election Commission and political circles, three people including Mr. A's spouse and local sports organization officials were reported to the prosecution on December 5 last year on these charges.

Mr. A's wife publicly donated a large sum of 1 million won to the association president at the opening ceremony of a sports organization in the Busan area on November 24 last year. It was later revealed that she canceled the donation after realizing that there might be issues such as violations of the election law.

During the process of calling out the donors of the support funds, the ceremony host described Mr. A's wife as "the wife of the Democratic Party regional chairman." The event was attended by about 300 people including the district mayor in charge, political figures, and club members. Afterwards, Mr. A reportedly voluntarily appeared at the election commission with his wife and underwent an investigation.

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