The Democratic Party has nominated three candidates for the special prosecutor position to investigate the shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections.
On August 5, the party announced, "In accordance with Article 4 of the law regarding the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of infringement on citizens' voting rights, we have recommended three members for the Special Prosecutor Candidate Recommendation Committee."
The candidates nominated by the Democratic Party are: lawyer Jo Doo-hyun, lawyer Jo Gi-yeon, and Sogang University political science and diplomacy associate professor Ha Sang-eung.
Jo Doo-hyun previously served as the head of the Sokcho branch of the Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office. Jo Gi-yeon is currently a member of the Ministry of Education's Administrative Sanctions Committee, while Professor Ha is the chair of the Political Reform Committee at the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice.
Earlier that day, the People Power Party also selected its nominees for the opposition party's share of the special prosecutor recommendation committee, naming lawyers Kim Yong-gwan and Choi Chang-wook, along with Professor Cha Jin-ah from Korea University School of Law. This suggests that the investigation into the Election Commission will move forward swiftly.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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