"Posting Photos of Voting for a Specific Party in Group Chat" ... Dismissal of Village Chief in Changwon City

Changwon City Hall Panorama

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Changwon City, Gyeongnam announced on the 6th that it dismissed Village Chief A, who violated Articles 60 and 86 of the Public Official Election Act by posting a photo of a ballot in a group chat room on a mobile phone on the 3rd.

Village Chief A sent an image of a ballot paper marked with a specific political party to the group chat room of village chiefs using a mobile messenger.

According to the Public Official Election Act, heads of neighborhoods, villages, and blocks are prohibited from engaging in election campaigning and from performing acts that influence elections.

Changwon City judged that Village Chief A was unfit to perform village chief duties due to damage to dignity and dismissed him from the position in accordance with Article 5 of the Regulations on the Appointment of Village Chiefs, Neighborhood Chiefs, and Block Chiefs in Changwon City.

The city stated, "We will take stronger administrative guidance and measures to prevent similar cases from occurring in the future."

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