O Tae-wan Uiryeong County Governor Faces Controversies Over Public Official Election Law, Sexual Violence, and Quarantine Rule Violations... Prosecutors Indict Without Detention

All Three Former and Current Uiryeong County Governors Dishonorably Indicted

O Tae-wan Uiryeong County Governor Press Conference. [Image Source: Provided by Uiryeong County]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] It has been confirmed belatedly that Oh Tae-wan, the mayor of Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, who was sent to the prosecution on charges of sexually harassing a female journalist, has also been brought to trial on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

According to the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office Masan Branch on the 9th, Oh was recently indicted without detention on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

Oh is accused of falsely stating in booklet-type public relations materials during the April 7 by-elections that he had served as a first-grade political special advisor in Gyeongnam Province.

Earlier, the Gyeongnam Provincial Election Commission announced that the grade level during Oh’s tenure as a political special advisor was different from the facts. The Democratic Party Gyeongnam Provincial Party also filed a complaint against Oh at the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office Masan Branch for the same reason.

Meanwhile, Oh is accused of sexually harassing a female journalist during a dinner gathering with some reporters who cover the county office at a restaurant in Uiryeong, Gyeongnam, on June 17.

It is understood that Oh grabbed the victim’s wrist and made a harassing remark, saying, "I’m going to the bathroom, come with me, I’ll show you if it’s red down there too."

At the time, the drinking party started with eight people including Oh and six reporters, and two public officials joined, raising controversy over violating social distancing 'quarantine rules' limited to eight people in the county area.

Uiryeong-gun later explained that the two who arrived later were public officials waiting at the restaurant and that they did not join the table but just came and went briefly.

After the allegations were raised, Oh held a press conference claiming they were groundless and that there was an impure behind-the-scenes force seeking political gain behind this incident.

Accordingly, Uiryeong-gun has suffered the dishonor of having all three former and current mayors indicted.

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