The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency building. Photo by Asia Today
June 1 (Asia Today) -- Police in southern Gyeonggi Province referred 33 election crime suspects to prosecutors as investigations continue into alleged violations tied to South Korea's June 3 local elections.
The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said Monday it had received 249 cases involving suspected violations of the Public Official Election Act as of Sunday. Police said 592 people were subject to investigation.
The figures were up sharply from May 10, when police had received 132 cases involving 432 people. That means 117 cases and 160 people were added over about 20 days.
Police said they had completed investigations into 116 people connected to 39 cases. Of those, 33 were referred to prosecutors while 83 were not referred or were not formally booked.
