Police search and seizure of Yangyang County Governor...Investigation on charges of violating the Solicitation Prohibition Act, etc.

Police seized and searched the county office and home in connection with allegations that Kim Jin-ha, the governor of Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, acted inappropriately against female civil petitioners.

The Gangwon Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Unit confiscated mobile phones, documents, and massage chairs from the county office's military office, licensing department, and home today.

The police booked Kim on charges of violating the law on the prohibition of illegal solicitation, bribery, etc., and plan to summon Kim for investigation after analyzing the confiscated material.