Nonghyup Chief Who Circulated 1.17 Million Won Worth of Abalone Reported to Daegu Dong-gu Election Commission

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] The Daegu Dong-gu Election Commission on the 6th reported the current Nonghyup cooperative president A to the Daegu Dongbu Police Station on charges of distributing abalone gifts to union members (violation of the Act on Public Organizations, etc. Consigned Elections).

The Dong-gu Election Commission stated that Nonghyup cooperative president A is suspected of distributing one abalone gift set worth 45,000 KRW each (totaling about 1.17 million KRW) to 26 people, including cooperative members and their families, as Chuseok holiday gifts around September 2022.

Daegu City Election Commission.

Article 35 (Restriction on Donation Acts) Paragraph 5 of the Act on Public Organizations, etc. Consigned Elections prohibits cooperative presidents under the Agricultural Cooperative Act from making donations during their term, and violators of this provision are subject to imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million KRW.

The Daegu City Election Commission said, “Ahead of the nationwide simultaneous cooperative president elections to be held on March 8, we are focusing all enforcement efforts on eradicating money elections, and we urge active reporting and tips as we can provide rewards of up to 300 million KRW to informants and whistleblowers.”