Candidate Jo Hyun-il for Gyeongsan Mayor, Strong Legal Action Against 'False Information Disclosure and Defamation'

Allegations of Corruption in Education Office Mask Pack and Ascon Deliveries Are Groundless

On the 26th, Jo Hyun-il, candidate for mayor of Gyeongsan, held a press conference and announced his intention to take legal action against a certain preliminary candidate who defamed him, citing "false information disclosure under the Public Official Election Act and defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act." Photo by Yeo Jong-gu jisu5819@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Jo Hyun-il, the candidate for mayor of Gyeongsan from the People Power Party, held a press conference at the election office on the 26th and announced that he would take strong legal action against preliminary candidate A for "false statement under the Public Official Election Act and defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act."

Recently, preliminary candidate A stated, "I confirmed that false information about me was sent via text messages to many people, and I also possess those messages. I stand here to clearly declare that this is false information."

Candidate Jo said that among the text messages sent by preliminary candidate A on the 23rd, the claims that he was reported for corruption involving mask pack supplies to the education office and asphalt concrete supplies in Gyeongsan City and is currently under investigation by the Gyeongbuk Police Agency are completely false, and that there is no record of such reports. He added that if he were involved in any such incidents, he would take full responsibility.

He also added that he would take legal action against preliminary candidate A for this matter, including claims for damages and civil lawsuits.

Furthermore, he admitted that in 2018, "I was fined 3 million won for failing to take action after an accident under the Road Traffic Act," explaining, "At the time, it was a non-contact accident that I was unaware of, but I was found to be the vehicle that caused the accident and was punished." He also drew a line by stating, "Rumors circulating about me involving drunk hit-and-run are completely untrue."

Candidate Jo Hyun-il appealed to "stop all acts of producing and distributing fake news," and warned, "If fake news and excessive negative campaigning continue, I will take strong legal action."

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