"Suspected Intervention in Nomination" Will Prosecutors Expand Investigation of Myung Tae-kyun?

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As the prosecution investigates Myung Tae-kyun, attention is also being paid to whether the scope of the investigation will be expanded to President Yoon and his wife regarding the alleged intervention in the nomination.

Reporter Kwon Jun-su reports on what issues are expected.

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Regarding allegations that Myung Tae-kyun manipulated polls for then-candidate Kim ∀ in the last presidential election,
Prosecutors are investigating
saying that although the poll has not been published, if it has affected the election process, it could be a violation of the Public Official Election Act.

However, analysts say that it will be difficult to punish Myung because the statute of limitations for violating the election law is six months.

However, President Yoon's statute of limitations has been suspended due to the "privilege to remove fluoride during his term", so the remaining four months of statute of limitations will be applied from May 2027, when his term ends.

Accordingly, there is a prospect that investigations may be possible after the term of office.

[Roh Jong-eon / Lawyer: If you are found to be guilty of a crime, the statute of limitations will begin after retirement from the president. The president's wife is not the president and therefore is not subject to the constitutional privilege of fluoridation.Regarding the 'suspected intervention in the nomination'

, whether President Yoon, who was elected at the time of the recent phone call between Myung and Yoon, is a public servant is also expected to be an issue.

This is because if a public official who must maintain political neutrality uses his or her status to influence the election, the statute of limitations will be applied for 10 years.

[President Yoon Suk Yeol (last 7th, public talk): I've never said, 'Who should I nominate?' You can actually say that. [It's not an external pressure, but it's not something that the president can talk about in the past]
It is also important whether
can view the 375.2 million won in public opinion polls conducted by Yoon during his time as presidential candidate as illegal donations.

This is because the charges of violating the Political Fund Act, which has a statute of limitations of seven years, are applied.

Some argue that bribery charges should be applied if the poll was provided in exchange for the nomination of Kim Young-sun, a former member of the People's Power, for a by-election.In his address to the nation, President
Yoon stressed that he had done nothing inappropriate with regard to Myung and had nothing to hide.

I'm YTN Kwon Junsu.

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