Gwangju City Election Commission Investigates Seo-gu Council Speaker's Personal Use of Assembly Promotional Items

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Seo-gu Council has come under scrutiny by the Gwangju Metropolitan Election Commission over allegations that a council member used promotional souvenirs for personal purposes.

According to the Gwangju Election Commission on the 16th, the Seo-gu Election Commission is verifying the facts ahead of a formal investigation into Kang Gi-seok, chairman of the Seo-gu Council, who caused controversy by personally using 'neckties' produced as promotional souvenirs by the council.

Chairman Kang reportedly used almost all of the 200 neckties produced this year as promotional souvenirs by the Seo-gu Council by himself and personally distributed them to visitors and Seo-gu office public officials, sparking controversy.

A representative from the Election Commission explained that Kang's actions could be seen as a violation of election laws.

The election law clearly states that elected officials are prohibited from giving any gifts, regardless of value, to residents of their constituencies.

It is also known that the Seo-gu office public officials who received the neckties from Chairman Kang returned them all as of the 12th.

The Election Commission is currently verifying the facts related to the distribution of the controversial neckties.

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