Gwangju Election Commission Files Criminal Complaint Against Lee Seok-hyung, Gwangsan-gap Preliminary Candidate in Gwangju

Direct Call Illegal Election Campaign Allegation... Attention on Primary Election Result Change

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Lee Seok-hyung, a preliminary candidate who won the Democratic Party primary in Gwangsan-gu (Gap), Gwangju Metropolitan City for the April 15 general election, has been reported to the prosecution on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan City Election Commission on the 10th, Lee and nine election office officials were reported to the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office on charges of illegal election campaigning.

They are accused of appealing for support for candidate Lee by directly calling many party members and election district residents using their mobile phones and wired phones installed in the sponsorship office from last month until early this month before the primary.

Article 57-3(1) of the Public Official Election Act (Intra-party Primary Campaigning) stipulates that in intra-party primaries conducted by granting voting rights to party members and non-members, direct phone calls for primary campaigning are prohibited.

Another supporter is accused of publicly spreading false information about a specific preliminary candidate related to the general election and the intra-party primary at a press conference last month.

Attention is focused on whether the primary results will change due to the Election Commission's report to the prosecution.

Meanwhile, although preliminary candidate Lee Seok-hyung won the primary, preliminary candidate Lee Yong-bin has requested a retrial citing illegal election campaigning, and the retrial committee has announced that it will decide after reviewing the Election Commission's judgment.

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