Among the 4·10 general election candidates in Busan, 10 have criminal records, and 7 have not completed military service.
According to the Central Election Commission's election statistics system on the 22nd, as of 5 p.m. on that day, 37 candidates had completed registration for the Busan general election constituencies.
The final list of Busan general election candidates will be compiled after 6 p.m.
According to the candidate registration data from the Election Commission, 10 Busan general election candidates have criminal records. Kim Young-jin of the Green Justice Party (Jung·Yeongdo) has five convictions, including a fine of 3 million KRW for violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act.
Choi Hyung-wook (Seo·Dong) of the Democratic Party reported a fine of 1 million KRW for violating the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling, and Seo Eun-sook (Busanjin-gap) has a criminal record for violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act.
Lee Jong-hyuk (Busanjin-eul) of the Liberty Unification Party has two convictions, including violations of the Road Traffic Act, and Park Sung-hyun (Dongnae) of the Democratic Party has three convictions, including violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act.
Choi In-ho (Saha-gap) of the Democratic Party has two convictions, including violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act, and Baek Jong-heon (Geumjeong) of the People Power Party has a history of being fined 1 million KRW for violating the Fire Services Act.
No Jeong-hyun (Yeonje), the sole opposition unified candidate from the Progressive Party in Busan, has three convictions, including violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act, and Lee Jae-woong (Dongnae) of the Reform New Party reported being fined for obstruction of business.
Yu Dong-cheol (Suyeong) of the Democratic Party has two convictions for drunk driving.
Seven Busan general election candidates have not fulfilled their military service obligations. Jo Seung-hwan (Jung·Yeongdo) of the People Power Party was classified as wartime labor service due to chronic infection, and Kim Young-jin of the Green Justice Party was classified as supplementary service due to financial hardship. Park Sung-hyun (Dongnae) of the Democratic Party was exempted from conscription due to imprisonment, and Park Seung-hoon of the People Power Party was classified as wartime labor service due to myopia. Hong Soon-heon (Haeundae-gap) of the Democratic Party and Kim Dae-sik (Sasang) of the People Power Party were exempted from conscription due to financial hardship, and Joo Jin-woo (Haeundae-gap) of the People Power Party was classified as wartime labor service due to hepatitis.
The wealthiest Busan general election candidate is Baek Jong-heon (Geumjeong) of the People Power Party, who reported assets worth 35.59 billion KRW. Conversely, the candidate with the least assets is No Jeong-hyun (Yeonje) of the Progressive Party, who reported -22 million KRW.
Among the Busan general election candidates, 11 have assets exceeding 3 billion KRW.
The candidate who paid the highest amount of taxes among Busan general election candidates is Baek Jong-heon of the People Power Party, who paid a total of 1.54455 billion KRW in taxes.
The candidate who paid the least amount of taxes is No Jeong-hyun (Yeonje) of the Progressive Party, who paid 210,000 KRW in income tax.
Six Busan general election candidates have a history of tax delinquency in the past five years. The delinquent amounts ranged from 126,000 KRW to 11.78 million KRW. All six have paid their overdue taxes, so there are currently no outstanding tax delinquencies.
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