Police Decide Not to Prosecute Eunpyeong District Mayor Over Alleged Delivery of '200 Apple Boxes'

Allegations of Violation of the Public Official Election Act
Secretary Office Employee A Sent to Custody

On the 23rd, the police decided not to prosecute Kim Mi-kyung, the mayor of Eunpyeong District, Seoul, who was accused of distributing apple boxes to residents ahead of the holiday.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police have decided not to prosecute Kim Mikyung, the mayor of Eunpyeong District Office in Seoul, who was accused of distributing boxes of apples to residents ahead of the holiday.

On the 24th, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that Kim, who was suspected of violating the Public Official Election Act, was not prosecuted due to insufficient evidence. However, a former secretary of Mayor Kim, Mr. A, was sent to prosecution in custody.

According to the police, Mayor Kim is suspected of sending about 200 boxes of apples to district officials and local residents through Mr. A ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday in January. It is known that Mr. A sent a text message along with the gift, stating that "the mayor put her precious feelings into it."

A complaint against Mayor Kim was filed with the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office, and the case was later transferred to the police. The police conducted searches of the mayor’s office and the secretariat in June and September. Subsequently, Mr. A was detained on the 16th on the same charges.

At the time, Mayor Kim reportedly denied the allegations, claiming that it was the personal action of the secretary.

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