Daegu Election Commission Files Charges Against Nonghyup Chairman for Distributing 150,000 Won Worth of Pork
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] The Daegu Election Commission announced on the 11th that it has reported the current Nonghyup cooperative head A to the police on charges of giving pork worth 150,000 won as gifts to five cooperative members ahead of the nationwide simultaneous cooperative head elections scheduled for March 8 next year.
Nonghyup cooperative head A is suspected of distributing pork gifts worth a total of 150,000 won, 30,000 won per person, along with a greeting letter in his name to five Nonghyup cooperative members around the end of January as Lunar New Year gifts.
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Article 35 (Restriction on Donation Acts) of the Act on Public Institutions, etc. Election by Entrustment prohibits cooperative heads from making donations during their term, and violators of this provision are subject to imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million won.
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