Democratic Party Committee Rejects All Allegations Regarding Illegal Phone Banks at National Convention

The Democratic Party National Convention Election Management Committee announced on the 12th that it has dismissed all allegations regarding the 'illegal phone bank' suspicions and 'Supreme Council member Hwang Myung-seon's election campaigning.' Previously, the camp of party leadership candidate Jeong Cheong-rae had announced on the 11th that they would report Candidate Kim Min-seok's camp to the Election Management Committee and the police, alleging that an illegal phone bank was operated from the Gwangju Buk-gu-eul district committee office and that money was provided.

The caller in the recording released by Candidate Jeong's camp introduced themselves as a volunteer supporting Candidate Kim Min-seok at Rep. Jeon Jin-sook's office.

The Democratic Party Election Management Committee explained that regarding the allegations involving Rep. Jeon Jin-sook, Chairman So Byung-hoon decided to dismiss the case after verifying the transcript. Additionally, Vice Chairman Lim Ho-seon stated that regarding the allegations against Supreme Council member Hwang Myung-seon, no additional evidence was submitted beyond the screenshot.