Jeju Police Launch 'Election Crime Investigation Situation Room'... 24-Hour Response

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Provincial Police Agency announced on the 11th that it held an opening ceremony for the "Election Crime Investigation Situation Room" at the Investigation Division of the Provincial Police Agency to prepare for the March presidential election and the June local elections, and has launched a 24-hour election crime response system.

The opening ceremony was held with about 30 attendees, including Chief Go Gi-cheol and heads of related departments and sections of the Provincial Police Agency.

They unveiled the signboard of the Investigation Situation Room, thoroughly checked the preparedness for election crimes, and pledged to conduct fair and strict election investigations until the election day, which is just over two months away.

The Election Crime Investigation Situation Rooms at the Provincial Police Agency and each police station will operate a 24-hour immediate response system for 145 days until June 1.

In cooperation with related organizations such as the Election Commission, they will monitor election-related situations and promptly receive and process various reports.

The Jeju police plan to focus on preventing various illegal election activities in advance by organizing a dedicated investigation team and strengthening intelligence gathering and crackdown activities to ensure clean and fair elections.

In particular, they define bribery, dissemination of false information, election interference by public officials, election violence, and illegal organization mobilization as the "five major election crimes," and adopt a zero-tolerance investigation principle. They also intend to actively prosecute other illegal acts considering the scale of damage, striving to create a fair election atmosphere.

Chief Go Gi-cheol said, "While encouraging the investigators in the situation room, I especially emphasized a neutral stance to avoid unnecessary controversies such as academic ties, regionalism, or biased investigations," and added, "I also ask the residents to actively report to the police if they witness illegal acts to establish a proper election culture."

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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