Gyeongnam Goseong-gun Provincial Assembly Members Illegally Exceed Donation Limits... 3 Referred to Prosecution

Gyeongnam Election Commission. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Three individuals involved in illegal activities exceeding the election expense limit and the annual donation limit have been reported.

On the 29th, according to the Provincial Election Commission, the Goseong County Election Commission reported the candidate and the accounting officer to the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office Tongyeong Branch for spending 3.5 million KRW over the election expense limit of 45 million KRW in relation to the Goseong County 1st electoral district provincial council member by-election held on April 7.

The Public Official Election Act stipulates that if a political party, candidate, election manager, election liaison office manager, accounting officer, or accounting assistant spends more than 1/200 of the announced election expense limit, they shall be punished by imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of up to 20 million KRW.

The Gimhae City Election Commission reported a sponsor who donated 43 million KRW, exceeding the annual donation limit of 20 million KRW, to multiple affiliated support groups from April to December last year, to the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office.

The Election Commission stated that the Political Funds Act stipulates that a sponsor cannot donate more than 20 million KRW annually to a support group.

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