'Violation of Election Law' Executive of Gwangju Metropolitan City Subsidiary Corporation Sent to Prosecution

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A local public enterprise executive who distributed a book by former Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop, who was seeking re-election during the June 1 local elections, to employees has been referred to the prosecution.

On the 28th, the Gwangju Western Police Station announced that it had sent executive A, who works at a corporation under Gwangju Metropolitan City, to the prosecution without detention on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act (restriction on third-party donations).

Executive A is suspected of purchasing about 50 copies of the book "Life and History Are Meetings" by former Mayor Lee Yong-seop, who was a preliminary candidate, in early April this year before the June 1 local elections and the Democratic Party primary, and distributing them to senior employees of the corporation through a secretary.

At the time of distributing the books, he was serving as the acting representative of the corporation.

Executive A is known to have been a senior public official of Gwangju City and was appointed as an executive of the corporation through a recruitment process after taking early retirement during former Mayor Lee's tenure.

During the police investigation, Executive A reportedly stated, "It is true that I gave the books, but it was not with the intention of soliciting support. I wanted to share the values of communication, integrity, and innovation presented in the book."

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