An anonymous advertisement published in a daily newspaper on the 19th calling for unification of opposition rights. Central photo
Controversy over equity is expected as the Seoul Election Commission has initiated an investigation into an election law violation against a citizen who posted an advertisement in an anonymous newspaper calling for unification of opposition candidates on the 19th. In a call with the JoongAng Ilbo on the same day, an official from the Seoul Election Commission said, “I know that you have notified the person who advertised to take an investigation to confirm whether or not there is a violation of the Public Official Election Act.” “I did it.”
The advertisement in question was published in four daily newspapers published on the same day as an advertisement titled “Notice to Kim Jong-in, Oh Se-hoon, and Ahn Chul-soo.” It was a content that urged the unification of the opposition of the mayor of Seoul, who is suffering from difficulties. An anonymous citizen, who introduced himself, saying, “A citizen who wants to live happily in Korea…” said in this advertisement, “The Moon Jae-in regime shouts fairness only in words, encouraging the children with expedient ways, and they gain property with privilege, “It is trampling the people’s hopes that it can be done,” he said. “This unification is an important thing to see next year’s regime change.”
It was found that the NEC is making a problem with the advertisement by pursuing Article 93, Paragraph 1 of the Public Official Election Act. The content is that’from 180 days before the election, advertisements that support, recommend, or oppose political parties or candidates are included, or advertisements indicating the names of political parties or candidates are not allowed.’
As there are not a few cases in which the opposition party is “biased” against the NEC’s recent decision, this case is also likely to be controversial. Already, the opposition party is in a situation where “a lot of support and opposition to individual candidates are expressed on the Internet, etc., and it is a content that criticizes the current regime and urges the unification of the opposition candidates. .
Previously, the Central Election Commission said that President Moon Jae-in visited Busan last month and said, “It is heartbreaking to see the new airport’s planned site (Gadeokdo Island)”. I commented that it wasn’t. 〈The JoongAng Ilbo, page 8 of March 16〉
In addition, he pointed out that the color of the voting-encouraging promotional material posted on 150 taxis in Seoul reminds the ruling party, but said, “There may be a difference in perception depending on the light and angle,” and stated that it cannot be corrected.
Reporters Sae-rom Sim and Young-ik Han [email protected]
