Election campaign materials of presidential candidate Jo Won-jin damaged in Gwangju... Police investigation underway

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] In Gwangju Metropolitan City, promotional materials of Jo Won-jin, the presidential candidate of the Our Republican Party, were damaged, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to the Gwangju Western Police Station on the 21st, a report was received around 6:20 a.m. that day stating that part of a promotional banner of Candidate Jo from the Our Republican Party, hung on the roadside edge in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, was torn.

The police are investigating the circumstances by analyzing nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, based on the fact that the upper right corner of the banner was unnaturally torn.

The Public Official Election Act stipulates that damaging or removing election posters or banners without justifiable reason is punishable by imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to 4 million won.

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