Democratic Party Gyeonggi Provincial Committee Files Complaint Against Yoon Seok-yeol and Kim Eun-hye for Violating the Public Official Election Act

The Gyeonggi Province Democratic Party held a press conference on the 6th before filing a complaint with the Election Commission against President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol and Gyeonggi Province Governor candidate Kim Eun-hye for alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Democratic Party of Korea Gyeonggi Province Office filed a complaint with the Election Commission on the 6th against President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol and Kim Eun-hye, the People Power Party candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor, for 'violation of the Public Official Election Act.'

The Gyeonggi Province Office explained the background of the complaint, stating that at a time close to the local elections, President-elect Yoon had Kim Eun-hye attend schedules that could influence the election outcome, such as the GTX-A site visit, and that Kim, who had no official authority, accompanied him to the site to advantage her own election campaign, which clearly constitutes a violation of the Public Official Election Act.

Along with this, the Gyeonggi Province Office also filed complaints on the same day against an unidentified member of the transition committee who arranged for a specific party candidate to attend the briefing on major Gyeonggi projects with President-elect Yoon, and a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport official who directly conducted the briefing at the site.

In the complaint, the Gyeonggi Province Office pointed out, "The GTX-A site visit by President-elect Yoon on May 2 took place just one month before the Gyeonggi Province governor election scheduled for June 1, a time when the election was very imminent," and added, "The extension and establishment of GTX are issues of great interest to Gyeonggi residents as they are linked to new town redevelopment, and the GTX-A site visit itself is an act that influences the election results."

They further stated, "Having Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport officials bring a specific Gyeonggi Province governor candidate to the GTX-A event and explain current issues constitutes an act of exerting undue influence on the election and affecting the election outcome."

Moreover, they claimed, "Kim Eun-hye is registered as a preliminary candidate with the Gyeonggi Province Election Commission and had no official authority to participate in President-elect Yoon’s GTX-A site visit on May 2," and "It is clear that Kim Eun-hye was confident that attending the site visit would have a favorable impact on the election."

Earlier, President-elect Yoon visited four locations in the Gyeonggi region?Ilsan, Anyang, Suwon, and Yongin?on the 2nd, and Kim Eun-hye accompanied him throughout the entire schedule.

Under the current Public Official Election Act Article 255, those who violate prohibitions such as election involvement by public officials (Article 85, Paragraph 1) are subject to imprisonment of up to five years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

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