Police Investigate Songpa-gu Official for Embezzling Allowances of Residents Supporting Elections

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Public officials at a community center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, have been booked by the police on charges of embezzling allowances that should have been given to residents who supported election duties.

According to the police on the 6th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul is investigating three public officials suspected of embezzlement of several million won in allowances that should have been paid to residents who assisted with sorting election promotional materials and voting duties during the Seoul mayoral and by-elections.

It is known that they used methods such as paying only part of the allowance or inflating the allowance by using residents' personal information to pocket the difference.

The police reportedly conducted a search and seizure at the community center last month, interrogated the suspects, and notified the Songpa District Office of these matters.

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