Prosecutors Indict Informant Who Took Out 4·15 General Election Ballot and Handed It to Min Kyung-wook

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution has indicted a whistleblower who handed over ballots from the counting center during the April 15 general election to former Future United Party lawmaker Min Kyung-wook.

The Criminal Division 6 of Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Seong-dong) announced on the 28th that it indicted Mr. Lee on the 23rd for violating the Public Official Election Act and nighttime trespassing and theft.

Mr. Lee is accused of taking six ballots at will during nighttime from the counting center set up at Guri Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province during the April 15 general election.

He handed these ballots to former lawmaker Min, who then raised suspicions of vote manipulation based on them.

The ballots were confirmed to be leftover ballots from the 2nd voting district of Sutaek 2-dong, Guri City.

The Central Election Commission defined Mr. Lee's act as ballot theft and requested an investigation from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on May 12. Subsequently, the case was assigned to the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office.

After investigating those involved, the prosecution requested an arrest warrant for Mr. Lee. On the 6th, the court issued the warrant, citing concerns over evidence destruction and flight risk.

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