'People Power Party Education Advisor Appointment Letters' Sent to Active Teachers... Jeon Gyojo Gyeonggi Branch Demands Apology

Jeon Gyojo Gyeonggi Branch: "Encouraging Political Activity Among Teachers"

Amid the upcoming 6·3 presidential election, controversy has arisen after a large number of teachers received text messages stating that they were being appointed as Education Special Advisors to the People Power Party's presidential candidate.

On May 21, the Jeon Gyojo Gyeonggi Branch issued a statement saying, "This morning, many teachers received text messages containing appointment letters, despite not having given their consent."

They pointed out, "These messages included information about being appointed to an election organization, links to view the appointment letter, a candidate promotion webpage, and a sponsorship link, thereby encouraging political activity among teachers who do not have basic political rights." They added, "This is an act of deceiving teachers who lack basic political rights," and demanded, "The People Power Party must immediately disclose how these messages were sent and issue an apology."

Appointment letter of the People Power Party Education Special Advisor. Jeon Gyojo Gyeonggi Branch · Yonhap News

The text message at issue, as highlighted by the Jeon Gyojo Gyeonggi Branch, included phrases such as, "Thank you sincerely for joining the People Power Party's 21st Presidential Election Central Election Countermeasures Committee. You can check your appointment letter by clicking the link below."

The appointment letter itself stated, "You are appointed as an Education Special Advisor to the Hope Education Network, Citizens Communication Headquarters, Organization General Headquarters, Central Election Countermeasures Committee, People Power Party, 21st Presidential Election." It has been reported that such messages targeting teachers were sent indiscriminately not only in Gyeonggi but also in Chungbuk, Jeonbuk, and Gwangju.

Regarding this, a representative of the Jeon Gyojo Gyeonggi Branch told Yonhap News, "Given that the appointment letter includes the phrase 'Hope Education Network Education Special Advisor,' which is directly related to 'education,' there is a possibility that teachers' personal information was leaked." The representative continued, "This could be a violation of the Public Official Election Act and the Personal Information Protection Act, and we demand a prompt investigation."

A representative of the People Power Party's Gyeonggi Provincial Office stated, "It appears that the text messages containing the appointment letters were sent due to a mistake by the central party staff," and apologized, saying, "We are sorry for causing concern."

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