Jangwoo Park, Geoje Mayor, Ultimately Faces Court ... Charged with Election Law Violation

Park Jong-woo, mayor of Geoje City, Gyeongnam, is set to stand trial on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

According to the legal community on the 16th, Mayor Park was reported to the Geoje Election Commission on charges of involvement in providing 13 million won in three installments to an employee of National Assembly member Seo Il-jun's office through an acquaintance, in exchange for recruiting party membership applications, providing party member lists, and promoting on social networking services (SNS) ahead of last year's nationwide simultaneous local elections.

Jong-woo Park, Mayor of Geoje, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Geoje City Hall]

Although he was not prosecuted last December due to insufficient evidence, the Geoje Election Commission filed a rehearing request, which was recently accepted by the Changwon branch of the Busan High Court, leading to his trial.

In a statement, Mayor Park said, “I will sincerely participate in the trial, which will proceed according to the procedures prescribed by law,” and added, “I believe the trial will reveal that there was no problem with the prosecution's decision not to indict.”

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