Police Conduct Search of Chotbul Haengdong Office Over Alleged Illegal Fundraising

Allegations of Violation of the Act on the Regulation of Solicitation of Donations

The police are conducting a search and seizure of the office of the progressive civic group Chotbul Seungri Jeonhwan Haengdong (Chotbul Haengdong), which is suspected of illegally collecting donations from its members.

On the afternoon of July 25, near the Presidential Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, participants hold placards at a press conference urging Kim Geon-hee to attend the impeachment hearing, hosted by Candlelight Action. Photo by Yonhap News.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Public Crime Investigation Unit announced that from 9 a.m. on the 5th, they are carrying out a search and seizure of the Chotbul Haengdong office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on suspicion of violating the Act on the Collection and Use of Donations.

Earlier, the Jongno Police Station in Seoul received a complaint in 2022 alleging that Chotbul Haengdong was illegally collecting donations from its members and began an investigation. The case was later transferred to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency this year. In September, the police also conducted a search and seizure of the company managing Chotbul Haengdong's member management program.

As the investigation gained momentum two years after the complaint, Chotbul Haengdong claims there is a political motive behind it.

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