Former Jeonnam Education Superintendent Candidate Kim Dae-jung Urges to Stop Electioneering by Officials

Kim Dae-jung, Preliminary Candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Kim Dae-jung, a preliminary candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, urged on the 12th through a press release, "The Jeonnam Office of Education should stop election manipulation and focus on student education."

Candidate Kim stated, "Despite the recent consecutive incidents involving Jeonnam Office of Education officials such as performance evaluation manipulation, the emperor-like protocol for the superintendent's spouse, the arrest of high-ranking officials due to supply corruption, and controversies over personnel appointments based on connections, the superintendent has not apologized," adding, "The election law violations by affiliated officials also arose from factional politics," demanding a direct apology from Superintendent Jang Seok-woong.

He continued, "Following the November last year when two officials from the Jeonnam Office of Education were reported to the Mokpo branch of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office for election law violations, another official was warned by the Jeonnam Election Commission on the 8th for election law violations related to promoting the superintendent's achievements, indicating a series of election law violations by Jeonnam education officials."

He further argued, "Currently, the Jeonnam Office of Education holds the dishonorable record of ranking last in both the college entrance exam scores and integrity," and insisted, "The education office should no longer be reduced to the superintendent's election apparatus but should focus on its fundamental mission for the students."

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