It Wasn't That School Back Then... Ha Yoon-su, Busan Superintendent of Education, Sent to Prosecution for Election Law Violation Over False Academic Credentials

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Hayunsoo, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Education of Busan, was sent to the prosecution for submitting false academic credentials in the 8th nationwide local elections held on June 1.

Busan Haeundae Police Station announced on the 28th that Superintendent Ha Yun-su was sent to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment for violating election laws.

Superintendent Ha is accused of violating election laws by listing school names that had changed after graduation in the election brochures and posters for the 8th nationwide local elections.

Ha, who graduated from Namhae Comprehensive High School and Busan Polytechnic College, listed the changed school names Namhae Jeil High School and Kyungsung University on the election brochures and posters.

The Public Official Election Act's provisions regarding academic credentials require candidates to list the school name at the time of graduation, and the election commission's guidebook stipulates that if the school name has changed, the original name must be included in parentheses.

After identifying the false listing, the Busan City Election Commission posted about 5,600 correction notices at polling stations and other locations and filed a complaint against Superintendent Ha on May 27 for violating the Public Official Election Act.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Education of Busan, stated during the police investigation, "It was a simple mistake caused by not knowing that the school name at the time of graduation must be listed."

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