Gwangju City Election Commission Files Complaint Against Newspaper Publisher for Publishing Prospective General Election Candidate Articles

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Election Commission announced on the 16th that it reported Mr. A, the CEO of a certain media company, to the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office on the 15th for placing advertisements in newspapers displaying the name and other details of a prospective candidate for the 21st National Assembly election.

Mr. A is suspected of distributing advertisements in a newspaper published by the media company he represents last December, which included information about the publication commemorative event of prospective candidate Mr. B, as well as Mr. B's name, photo, major career, and educational background.

Article 93 of the Public Official Election Act stipulates that no one may distribute or post advertisements supporting or recommending a candidate (including those intending to become candidates) or displaying the candidate's name from 180 days before the election day until the election day.

A Gwangju Election Commission official stated, "As the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, the possibility of election law violations is expected to increase, so we will strengthen preventive and enforcement activities to block illegal acts," adding, "We will take strong measures, including thorough investigations and filing charges against detected violations."

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