Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Police question Uiwang mayor over election statements on Moomin Park
Police questioned Uiwang Mayor Kim Seong-je on Oct.
23 over statements he made during the June 3 local election.
Kim had said that no city budget was used to build Moomin Park and that the project was funded through a private company’s donation.
A complaint alleges he made false statements under South Korea’s election law.
Police are checking whether his comments about the park’s funding, and other campaign statements, broke that law.
The case’s statute of limitations expires on Dec.
3, so police say they plan to wrap up their investigation soon.
They will then decide whether to refer the case for prosecution; separately, another police team is investigating allegations related to the park project and searched Kim’s home and city hall office on Oct.
8.
Police questioned Uiwang Mayor Kim Seong-je over statements he made during the June 3 local elections about funding for Moomin Park.
The investigation is examining whether his statements about the park’s funding amounted to publishing false information under election law.
Kim said the city had put no budget into the park and that it was built through a private company’s donation.
Police said they would review remaining matters and decide whether to refer the case for prosecution.
The case’s statute of limitations expires on December 3.
- Who
- Uiwang Mayor Kim Seong-je was questioned by police.
- What
- Police are investigating whether his election statements about Moomin Park’s funding were false statements under election law.
- When
- Police questioned him on October 23.
- Where
- Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
- Why
- He was reported over statements that no city budget was used to create Moomin Park.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kim said on social media that no Uiwang city budget was used for the Moomin Park project.
Kim made similar statements during a televised debate among Uiwang mayoral candidates.
A complaint was filed alleging that Kim had published false information.
A police team investigating related Moomin Park allegations searched Kim’s home and the mayor’s office at Uiwang City Hall.
Police questioned Kim over his election statements.
The statute of limitations for the case is due to expire.
- Mayor
- Kim Seong-je
- Location
- Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province
- Election date
- June 3
- Questioning date
- October 23
- Limitation deadline
- December 3
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What people are saying
No city budget was invested in the creation of Uiwang City’s Moomin Park
It is difficult to confirm the detailed facts because this is under investigation
We plan to review the remaining matters and decide whether to refer the case