Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to Investigate Election Commission Chair No Jeong-hee over 'Early Voting Mismanagement'

Transfer of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Case on Abuse of Authority and Others

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The prosecution has transferred the case in which No Jeonghee, Chairperson of the National Election Commission, was accused in connection with the controversy over mismanagement during the early voting for the 20th presidential election to the police.

According to the legal community on the 18th, the Public Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Choi Changmin) transferred the case to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency the day before. The case was filed by the Action Alliance for Restoring the Rule of Law (Beopse-ryeon) accusing Chairperson No and former Secretary-General Kim Sehwahn of violating the Public Official Election Act, dereliction of duty, abuse of authority, and obstruction of the exercise of rights.

Earlier, civic groups such as the Free Korea Patriotic Corps, the Action Alliance for Restoring the Rule of Law (Beopse-ryeon), and the Committee for Measures for the Livelihood of Ordinary People filed complaints against Chairperson No and others to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office over the course of March 6-7. Subsequently, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office transferred these cases to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 8th.

The case is expected to be investigated by the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Police Agency.

Previously, the National Election Commission was strongly criticized by both ruling and opposition parties for mismanaging the early voting of COVID-19 confirmed and quarantined individuals conducted on the 5th, ahead of the March 9 presidential election.

In this regard, Kim Sehwahn, Secretary-General (ministerial level) of the National Election Commission, expressed his intention to resign on the 16th in connection with the controversy over the mismanagement of early voting for COVID-19 confirmed and quarantined individuals in the presidential election.

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