[Breaking] Park Jong-hoon, Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education under investigation for violation of Public Official Election Act, cleared of charges

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon of Gyeongnam Education delivering his inaugural speech on July 1. / Photo by Ryeong Lee

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The investigation into Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam, who was accused of violating the Public Official Election Act, has been decided as no prosecution.

So far, Changwon Jungbu Police Station conducted an investigation after receiving a complaint from a civic group that Superintendent Park violated the Public Official Election Act during the nationwide simultaneous local elections last June.

In early August, the complainant was questioned, and after notifying Superintendent Park of the start of the investigation in mid-September, a written investigation and evidence review regarding Superintendent Park were conducted.

On the 27th, Changwon Jungbu Police Station announced that after investigating Superintendent Park and related persons, they judged there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

While the case reported to Changwon Jungbu Police Station was decided as no prosecution, attention is focused on the investigation results of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency, which is investigating Superintendent Park for allegations such as spreading false information in violation of the Public Official Election Act.

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