Democratic Party of Korea General Election Candidate Verification Process Results

2024-01-11 09:12:15

On the 11th, the Democratic Party of Korea judged 89 people, including those currently on trial, including Representative Lee Jae-myung, Noh Woong-rae, and Hwang Un-ha, as ‘qualified’ in the general election candidate verification process.

Representative Lee has been indicted on charges of Daejang-dong, Wirye New Town, Seongnam FC, and Baekhyeon-dong, violation of election laws, and instigation of perjury, and is undergoing several trials, but is eligible to run for Gyeyang, Incheon. Rep. Noh Woong-rae was indicted without detention in March of last year on charges of receiving 60 million won from businessman Park in 2020 along with favors for the development of a logistics complex in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi Province, solar energy business, and power plant supply, and is currently undergoing trial in the first trial.

Representative Hwang Un-ha of the Democratic Party of Korea / Newsis

Representative Hwang Un-ha was sentenced to three years in prison in the first trial last November for the so-called ‘Ulsan mayoral election intervention’ case, but appealed last month. Rep. Hwang passed the Democratic Party’s screening this time and was able to run for re-election in Jung-gu, Daejeon. Representative Park Joo-min was indicted on April 26, 2019, on charges of assaulting opposition party members along with other Democratic Party members in the process of putting the Corruption Investigation Office Act on the fast-track agenda, but the trial has not been in progress since July of last year. was judged eligible for the status.

Former Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office Shin Seong-sik is being tried on charges of fabricating a transcript of a phone call between People Power Emergency Response Committee Chairman Han Dong-hoon and a Channel A reporter and passing it on to a KBS reporter. However, he was judged eligible to run in Suncheon, Gwangyang, Gokseo, and Gurye Gap in Jeollanam-do.

Former lawmaker Jeong Bong-ju, who was cut off (excluded from nomination) in the 21st general election due to controversy over sexual harassment, also passed the verification. Former lawmaker Jeong was found not guilty by the Supreme Court.

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