Changwon Mayor Hong Nampyo "Very Regretful Over Simple Quotation Allegation"

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, expressed strong regret on the 14th regarding an article by a certain media outlet.

Mayor Hong stated that the report alleging illegal political fund-raising during his candidacy for Changwon mayor in last year's nationwide local elections is not true.

In a statement, he said, "I was not involved at all in fundraising or expenditure of election costs during the election period, and legal fundraising was conducted through official support committees," adding, "Regarding subsequent expenditures, they were all subject to strict verification by the Election Commission."

Regarding the claim that more than 500 million won of illegal political funds were raised from February to May last year and that funds were used by manipulating the number of candidate business cards printed, he emphasized, "I have never been informed of such facts."

Concerning the article stating that multiple attempts were made to contact Mayor Hong by phone and text messages to hear his position on the report but that he was unreachable, he explained, "From last night until today, I refrained from personal matters or phone calls due to a busy schedule checking safety measures against heavy rain."

He continued, "It is suspicious that this was reported as if I was avoiding contact," and said, "I will consider all legal measures going forward."

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