Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office Holds Joint Meeting with Related Agencies to Prepare for Election Crimes Ahead of Presidential and Local Elections

Signboard of Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Ahead of this year's presidential and local elections, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office discussed countermeasures with related agencies to prepare for election crimes.

The Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 6th that it held a countermeasure meeting with four local election commissions and five police stations in the jurisdiction at the conference room.

The prosecution and related agencies agreed to focus their efforts on election crimes, including the "three major priority crackdown targets." The three major priority crackdown targets are ▲bribery ▲dissemination of false information and manipulation of public opinion ▲illegal involvement by public officials and organizations. Since the 9th of last month, 90 days before the presidential election, the Western District Prosecutors' Office has formed a dedicated election investigation team and is operating a phased special duty system. The emergency duty system will be maintained until December 1, when the statute of limitations for local election offenders expires.

At the meeting, prosecutors were assigned dedicated regions to establish a permanent cooperation system capable of 24-hour emergency contact with the relevant election commissions and police, and to share key information related to election offenders. In addition, from the occurrence of election offenses through investigation and trial stages, they agreed to actively exchange opinions and discuss response measures, aiming for prompt and appropriate case handling through organic cooperation.

Furthermore, they stated that throughout the entire investigation process of election offenses, they will protect the rights of parties involved and comply with due process to prevent human rights violations and procedural illegality controversies.

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