Sokcho Coast Guard Special Crackdown on 'Suhyup Union Chief Election Offenders'

Joint Investigation and Intelligence Task Force from 1.12 to 3.17, Intensive Crackdown
Strict Law Enforcement and Intelligence Gathering on Illegal Activities

[Provided by the Korea Coast Guard]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Ahead of the 3rd Nationwide Simultaneous Suhyup Cooperative President Election on March 8, the Sokcho Maritime Police Station will conduct a special crackdown on election-related crimes from the 12th to March 17.

According to Sokcho Maritime Police on the 8th, a joint investigation and intelligence task force has been formed to strengthen intelligence gathering on election-related crimes, and the number of personnel in the investigation task force has been increased to intensively crack down on election offenders.

The main targets are ▲'money election' offenders who provide money or entertainment ▲'false election' offenders who spread false information or slander candidates ▲illegal election interference ▲election campaigning outside the official campaign period.

A Sokcho Maritime Police official stated, "We will conduct crime prevention activities against illegal pre-election campaigning, strengthen intelligence gathering and criminal activities related to this, and strictly enforce the law upon discovering illegal acts to create a fair election atmosphere."

Meanwhile, during the 1st and 2nd Suhyup Cooperative President Elections, maritime police nationwide uncovered a total of 88 election-related crime cases. Among them, there were 37 'money election' cases, 9 'false election' cases, and 42 other election-related offenses.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.