Prosecutors Raid Gwangju City Hall... Vice Mayor Jeong Jong-je Accused of Election Law Violations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The prosecution has once again conducted a search and seizure at Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall. This time, it is related to Jeong Jongje, the Deputy Mayor of Gwangju, and allegations of violating the Public Official Election Act.

According to Gwangju City on the 17th, from 10 a.m. for about an hour and 30 minutes, the prosecution searched Deputy Mayor Jeong's office, official residence, and the Gwangju Urban Railway Corporation.

The prosecution, which was investigating allegations of preferential treatment in private parks in Gwangju, reportedly discovered evidence that some public officials recruited members for the Democratic Party during a search and seizure of Gwangju City and Gwangju Urban Corporation in September last year.

The prosecution also seized the mobile phones of Deputy Mayor Jeong and three others and is investigating them as suspects for violating the Public Official Election Act.

Deputy Mayor Jeong is reported to claim that he never asked for party member recruitment.

At the time, there were rumors that Deputy Mayor Jeong would run for the National Assembly in the Gwangju Dongnam (Gap) district, and it is known that among the recruited party members, about 7,000 had addresses in Nam-gu.

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