Continuous Series of Lawsuits and Complaints Until the Day Before the General Election (Update)

Offensive Against Opposing Candidates Including Hwang Kyo-ahn and Oh Se-hoon

[Asia Economy Reporters Song Yoon-jung and Jeon Jin-young] Even on the 14th, one day before the general election, candidates from both the ruling and opposition parties continue their final all-out offensive against their rivals through lawsuits and accusations.

Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the United Future Party running in Jongno, Seoul, filed a complaint with the Jongno Police Station against his opponent, Lee Nak-yeon, co-chairman of the Democratic Party's joint election countermeasures committee, for violating election laws. This was based on a media report stating that on the 25th of last month, Lee held a meeting with residents from the merchants' association near Nakwon Arcade in Jongno at a cafe, and that the Nakwon Arcade merchants' association paid approximately 400,000 won for food and beverages.

In response, Heo Yoon-jung, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's election committee, explained in a briefing, "It is not true that Lee hosted the meeting," adding, "He attended a regular meeting held by the Humanities Society for social purposes, and there is no way the merchants' association would cover the expenses." She further rebutted, "The cost of food and beverages for the meeting should be covered by the membership fees collected from Humanities Society members, and since expenses are usually paid at the end of the month, the payment has not yet been made."

On the same day, the campaign team of Oh Se-hoon, United Future Party candidate running in Gwangjin District B, also reported three people, including Democratic Party candidate Ko Min-jung and the election office manager, for violating Articles 250 and 60 of the Public Official Election Act. Previously, on the 8th, the United Future Party election committee had filed a complaint alleging that Ko produced illegal campaign materials containing support statements from a resident autonomy committee member who is prohibited from election campaigning under the Public Official Election Act.

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