Police Raid Korea South-East Power over Alleged Illegal Donations Before Election

Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd. [Photo by Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd.]

The police have launched a compulsory investigation into Korea South-East Power in connection with suspicions that Changwon’s special mayor, Kang Guyun, violated the Public Official Election Act during his tenure as president of Korea South-East Power.

The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Division 1 of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency announced that it conducted a search and seizure at the headquarters of Korea South-East Power in Jinju and other locations from 8:00 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m. on July 20.

Previously, the Gyeongnam Election Commission had requested a prosecutorial investigation last May regarding suspicions that Korea South-East Power was mobilized for preliminary election campaigning on behalf of Mayor Kang while he was serving as president.

It is known that the Gyeongnam Election Commission received reports alleging that between November 2024 and early this year, while Kang was president, Korea South-East Power engaged in acts of providing meals and gifts to members of Changwon-based volunteer organizations who visited the company, amounting to illegal donations ahead of the local elections.

A police official stated, "As the investigation is ongoing, we cannot disclose specific details."

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