Democratic Party Member Who Sent Texts Opposing Lim Taek's Third Term as Dong-gu Mayor Cleared of Charges

The police investigation into a Democratic Party member who sent out messages opposing Lim Taek's bid for a third term as mayor of Gwangju Dong-gu to an unspecified number of people is expected to be closed with no charges.

On December 4, the Gwangju Dongbu Police Station announced that it plans to conclude the investigation into Mr. A, a man in his 60s who was accused of violating the Public Official Election Act, with a finding of no charges.

Mr. A, a Democratic Party member, was reported to the authorities by Mayor Lim's legal representative after he sent a mass text message on September 5 stating, "I strongly oppose Lim Taek's bid for a third term as Dong-gu mayor. For the development and change of Dong-gu."

The police, who have been investigating for about three months, reportedly determined that it was difficult to consider Mr. A's actions illegal.

The investigation found that Mr. A did not violate Article 59 of the Public Official Election Act, which prohibits sending election campaign text messages to more than 20 recipients simultaneously, and that he sent the messages manually instead of using an automated broadcasting method.

The police plan to officially close the case with no charges after consulting with the prosecution.

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