Police Transfer 732 Suspects in 20th Presidential Election Cases... 8 Detained

Election Crime Investigation Situation Room inside the National Police Agency, Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] On the 12th, the police announced that they investigated 2,614 election-related offenders in connection with the 20th presidential election, referred 732 to the prosecution, and arrested 8.

By investigation lead, reports and petitions accounted for 704 cases, making up 39.3% of the total investigation targets, followed by complaints and accusations with 696 cases (38.8%), and complaints or investigation requests from the National Election Commission with 238 cases (13.3%). By type, spreading false information accounted for 954 people, or 36.5% of the total, and damage to banners or posters involved 850 people (32.5%). The police stated, "We will actively cooperate with the prosecution to ensure smooth maintenance of public prosecution," and added, "We plan to continue investigating 9 cases of 'election crimes related to public officials' duties,' which have a statute of limitations of 10 years."

Regarding election crimes related to the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections held in June this year, the police said, "Regardless of election results, we plan to investigate promptly according to law and principles." So far, the police are investigating 3,252 election offenders related to the local elections. Among them, 809 have been referred to the prosecution. Investigations are ongoing for 1,210 individuals.

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