Jang Ye-chan, Who Received Donations During Personal YouTube Broadcast, Investigated for 'Violation of Political Funds Act'

Complaint Filed via 국민신문고
Jang Ye-chan "Regret Over Ambiguous Regulation Application Without Official Candidacy Declaration"

Jang Ye-chan, the youngest Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, who received Super Chats (donations) during a personal YouTube broadcast, is set to be investigated by the police on charges of violating the Political Funds Act.

According to the police on the 25th, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul received a complaint against Supreme Council member Jang through the National Police Agency's online complaint system on the 24th and has initiated a preliminary investigation before formal indictment.

Earlier, on the 14th, Supreme Council member Jang activated the Super Chat feature during a live broadcast on his 'Jang Ye-chan TV' YouTube channel. Through this, donations ranging from 2,000 won to 100,000 won were sent to him.

After this fact became known, allegations arose that Supreme Council member Jang violated the Political Funds Act, and subsequently, a complaint was filed against him through the National Police Agency's online complaint system.

A police official stated, "We are reviewing the complaint materials" and added, "We plan to conduct a statement investigation targeting the complainant."

Supreme Council member Jang posted on social media (SNS), "While the issue is with the Super Chat, the fact that I earned 190,000 won from Super Chats over two live broadcasts was not mentioned in the articles," and expressed regret toward the National Election Commission for applying ambiguous regulations without clear standards such as the 90-day period before the election date, despite not having officially declared his candidacy.

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