Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office Holds Interagency Meeting to Prepare for Election Crimes Ahead of This Year's Election

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Ahead of this year's presidential and local elections, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office held a meeting with related agencies to discuss measures against election crimes.

On the 6th at 2 p.m., the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office held a countermeasure meeting in the medium conference room with five local election commissions and five police stations within its jurisdiction.

The prosecution and related agencies agreed to focus their efforts on election crimes, especially the "three major priority crackdown targets." These three major priority crackdown targets are ▲bribery ▲spreading false information and manipulating public opinion ▲illegal involvement by public officials and organizations. Since 90 days before the presidential election, starting from the 9th of last month, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office has formed a dedicated election investigation team and is operating a phased special duty system. They plan to maintain an emergency duty system until December 1 of this year, when the statute of limitations for local election offenders expires.

At the meeting, prosecutors were assigned specific regions to be in charge of, establishing a permanent cooperation system with the corresponding election commissions and police that allows 24-hour emergency contact and sharing of key information related to election offenders. Furthermore, 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.

Additionally, the prosecution intends to protect the rights of those involved in election crime investigations throughout the entire process and to comply with due process, ensuring there are no human rights violations or procedural illegality controversies.

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