High School Senior Supporting Park Young-sun Reported for 'Election Law Violation'... Police Investigation Underway

Police "Will Verify Facts After Internal Discussion"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The police have launched an internal investigation into a high school sophomore student who made a supportive speech at the campaign event of Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor.

According to the police on the 6th, the Yangcheon Police Station in Seoul received a report that student A and a member of Park's campaign team would be accused of violating the Public Official Election Act, and have started an internal investigation.

On the 1st, A went up on stage at Park's campaign event held in front of Emart Mokdong branch in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, introduced himself as born in 2004, and said he came to support Park Young-sun.

According to Article 60 of the Public Official Election Act, minors under the age of 18 are not allowed to engage in election campaigning.

A police official said, "We will proceed with fact-checking through internal discussions."

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