Prosecutors Indict Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo District, on Charges of Violating Election Law

Allegation of Violation of Prohibition on Door-to-Door Visits under the Public Official Election Act

On the 25th, the prosecution indicted Park Gang-su, the mayor of Mapo District, Seoul, on charges of conducting election campaigning while visiting district office workplaces.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The prosecution has indicted Park Gang-su, the mayor of Mapo-gu, Seoul, on charges of campaigning while visiting district office rooms.

On the 25th, the Criminal Division 5 of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Byung-ju) announced that they have indicted Mayor Park without detention on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act (prohibition of door-to-door visits).

According to the prosecution, Mayor Park is accused of visiting government office rooms door-to-door ahead of the June 1 local elections. It is reported that on May 25, he visited the Mapo-gu Office and the public health center, introduced himself as a candidate, and exchanged greetings with the staff.

Article 106 of the current Public Official Election Act states, "No one shall visit households door-to-door for election campaigning or to solicit party membership during the election period."

Earlier, the police transferred Mayor Park to the prosecution earlier this month after confirming his alleged violation through closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage inside the district office and related investigations. However, they decided not to prosecute on charges of spreading false information to defeat then-Mayor Yoodong-gyun regarding the operating hours of the community sports center in Mapo-gu.

Meanwhile, Mayor Park explained, "When visiting the district office's civil service center, I did not wear election campaign clothes or a sash, and only exchanged formal greetings with the staff," adding, "I did not engage in any other election-related activities such as distributing business cards."

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