'Election Law Suspicion' Lee Ha-young Jeju Provincial Assembly Preliminary Candidate... Election Commission Investigation

Pre-candidate Registration Before SNS Opening Ceremony Poster Posted

Candidate Lee Explains, "I Didn't Know There Would Be Issues"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Lee Ha-young, a preliminary candidate for Jeju Provincial Assembly from the People Power Party, is under investigation by the Election Commission over allegations that she distributed a poster for the opening ceremony of her election office online in advance.

The Jeju Election Commission announced on the 29th that it is currently verifying the facts after receiving a complaint that the candidate violated the Public Official Election Act.

Before registering her candidacy with the Election Commission, on the 6th, the candidate posted a poster for the election office opening ceremony on her personal social network service (SNS).

The poster included information such as the time and location of the opening ceremony.

In a phone interview with this outlet, the candidate stated, "I did not put my name on the poster and did not think it would cause any issues. I will check the related matters with the Election Commission."

A People Power Party Jeju Provincial Party official said, "The internal party nomination application deadline is today (29th). If this candidate applies, we will review it according to the regulations."

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