Independent Damyang County Governor Candidate's Campaign Worker 'Booked' for Attempting to Distribute Money and Goods

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] An election campaigner attempting to distribute money a day before the early voting day for the June 1 nationwide simultaneous local elections was caught by the police.

On the 26th, according to the Damyang Police Station in Jeonnam, the police arrested A (58) in a village in Damyang-gun, Jeonnam, on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

A is suspected of attempting to distribute cash worth approximately 12 million won from a van to voters in Damyang-gun that afternoon.

The police responded to a resident's report that the election campaigner A was carrying envelopes of money, caught the illegal activity on site, and arrested A.

At the time of arrest, about 40 envelopes containing 150,000 won each and other envelopes containing several million won were found in A's vehicle, along with clothing of the candidate, placards for campaigning, and business cards.

A is an election campaigner for independent candidate Kim Gi-seok for Damyang-gun mayor, and it is known that he independently raised money without consulting the candidate, wanting to help the election, claiming that some of the money was intended for other purposes.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances with A and members of the campaign team.