Incumbent Busan City Council Member Running in Nationwide Local Elections Caught Drunk Driving

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] It has been confirmed that a Democratic Party candidate running in the 8th nationwide local elections, who is currently a member of the Busan City Council, was caught by the police for drunk driving.

According to the Busan Police Agency on the 30th, on April 25th at around 11:54 PM, Democratic Party member Gu Gyeong-min was caught in a drunk driving crackdown while driving under the influence in Haeundae-gu.

It is known that Councilor Gu refused the breathalyzer test at the scene and requested a blood test, and the police confirmed through blood analysis that Councilor Gu was driving under the influence of alcohol.

The police notified the Busan City Council of Councilor Gu's drunk driving incident, but did not disclose his blood alcohol concentration.

A police official stated, "Since the case has not yet gone to trial, we cannot provide detailed information."

Councilor Gu Gyeong-min ran for the metropolitan council regional constituency (Gijang 2) in the 8th local elections, and in June 2012, he was fined 1 million won for drunk driving.