Police Transfer People Power Party Lawmaker Ji Seong-ho... Charged with Violation of the Donation Act

Suspected Unregistered Filing of Annual Donation Fundraising and Usage Plan Exceeding 10 Million KRW with Competent Authority

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] Ji Seong-ho, a member of the People Power Party, who is accused of not registering for fundraising solicitation, has been handed over to the prosecution.

The Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 3rd that it had sent Ji to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on charges of violating the Act on the Solicitation and Use of Donations (Fundraising Act).

Previously, Ji, a defector from North Korea, is accused of violating current laws by failing to properly register fundraising solicitation while establishing and operating the North Korean Defector Human Rights Organization NAUH in 2010. Ji served as the head of the organization until March 2020.

According to the Fundraising Act, a specific organization must register a solicitation and usage plan with the competent authority if it intends to receive donations exceeding 10 million won annually.

Accordingly, on June 2020, the June 15th Joint Declaration Implementation South Side Committee (Namchukwi) reported Ji to the police for violating the Fundraising Act, stating that the details of the donation usage must be thoroughly explained.

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