Politics · Indonesia · 12 hrs ago
Ulsan District Chief Sent to Prosecutors Over Election Law Allegations
South Korean police sent Ulsan Jung-gu chief Kim Young-gil to prosecutors over alleged election law violations.
The case concerns the local elections scheduled for June 3, 2026.
Police allege Kim used a mobile messaging app to ask voters to take part in a party primary preference survey while still serving as chief.
They also allege he promoted himself as having no criminal record despite a past punishment for violating election law.
Kim said he believed campaigning on social media was allowed and that campaign materials were made using information from his staff.
Prosecutors will review the case, and the allegations have not been established in court.
Ulsan police sent Jung-gu district chief Kim Young-gil to prosecutors over alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act.
He is accused of campaigning while in office before the June 3 local elections.
Police also allege he promoted himself as having no criminal record despite a prior election-law punishment.
Kim said he understood that anyone could campaign through social media and said a staff team produced the promotional video using election materials.
- Who
- Ulsan Jung-gu district chief Kim Young-gil was sent to prosecutors by Ulsan police.
- What
- He faces allegations of violating the Public Official Election Act, including campaigning while in office and claiming he had no criminal record.
- When
- Police sent him to prosecutors on November 13, 2026. The alleged conduct was before the June 3 local elections.
- Where
- Ulsan, South Korea.
- Why
- Police allege he asked voters through a mobile messenger to take part in an internal party candidate preference survey while in office, and promoted himself as having no criminal record despite a prior election-law punishment.
Ulsan police
Kim Young-gil
Campaigning while in office
Ulsan police
Police allege Kim asked voters to take part in a candidate preference survey while he was still in office.
Kim Young-gil
Kim said he understood that anyone could campaign through social media.
Claim about criminal record
Ulsan police
Police allege Kim promoted himself as having no criminal record despite a prior election-law punishment.
Kim Young-gil
Kim said fines below 1 million won did not need to be listed in election materials, and that a staff team made the promotional video using those materials.
Kim allegedly sent voters a mobile-messenger message asking them to take part in an internal party candidate preference survey while he was in office.
Ulsan police sent Kim to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the Public Official Election Act.
- District chief
- Kim Young-gil
- District
- Jung-gu, Ulsan
- Alleged law violated
- Public Official Election Act
- Election date
- June 3, 2026
- Referral date
- November 13, 2026
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What people are saying
I understood that anyone could campaign through social media.
If the fine is less than 1 million won, it does not have to be listed in the election materials.