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It was found that the Central Election Commission concluded that TBS’s “Let’s work (1)” campaign, which was engulfed in the controversy of the pre-election campaign, “is difficult to say that it violates the Public Official Election Act” and then self-terminates.
According to the data sent by the Central Election Commission’s Cyber Election Crime Response Center to the Office of the People’s Power Yoon Doo-Hyun on the 8th, the NEC said, “This campaign is a content that encourages subscription to a YouTube channel operated by broadcasting companies. It can be mistaken for promoting and reminiscent of a party with the number 1 preference (and the Democratic Party).“I pointed out. However, “Accepting the point that TBS may cause unnecessary misunderstandings, Self-termination, taking into account the fact that the campaign has been suspended by itself and that it is difficult to believe that the campaign violates the election law at this time.We inform you that you did it.” Although it may be misunderstood, it is judged that it is not a serious matter requiring additional measures such as a request for an investigation by the prosecution or disposition of a fine.
The NEC “cannot be revealed”
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However, before self-closing, the NEC has informed the position that “unlike the results of the disposition, the investigation process cannot be disclosed” regarding the inquiry of the JoongAng Ilbo about whether it has conducted an investigation or heard a statement about the person in charge or in the campaign. . For online election crimes such as YouTube, the Cyber Election Crime Response Center under the NEC is in charge of investigation.
Regarding this, Rep. Doo-Hyun Yoon criticized, “The NEC has to look into whether or not an act that has already been done is illegal, but it has not done so,” and criticized that the NEC should take measures in accordance with the purpose of the election law and social justice.
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Earlier, TBS launched a campaign to create 1 million YouTube subscribers in November last year. Broadcasters Kim Eo-jun and Joo Jin-woo, actor Kim Gyu-ri, and other TBS program hosts appeared on the video and said, “I have to work (1) now,” and “I do work (1),” and recommended subscriptions. The problem is that’Il (1)’ reminded me of the Democratic Party’s election preferences. Criticism was raised online, saying, “Isn’t it a pre-election campaign?” In the end, TBS announced on the 5th that it will stop the campaign by accepting some points that it could cause unnecessary misunderstandings ahead of the by-election.
Opposition party “pre-election campaign” vs. PD Federation “intent to keep the press innocent”
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The campaign has halted, but the aftershock continues. The Power of the People Media Special Committee issued a statement on the 4th, “A de facto campaign to promote the Democratic Party’s favorite No. 1“It is an illegal act that violates the election law that prohibited the pre-election campaign, and it is an unacceptable act that forgets the duty of terrestrial broadcasting. On the 5th, the next day, the special commission accused the people who had participated in the campaign at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office for violating the Public Office Election Act.
On the other hand, the Korean PD Association is criticizing it as “(oppositional) impure intentions.” In a statement on the 7th, the PD Federation said, “The (TBS) campaign aims to create a broadcaster that respects the will of the citizens, with the meaning of’Let’s gather the small power of one subscriber to achieve 1 million subscribers.’ “This campaign that we started is far from pre-election campaigns at that time.” “Selling this as a pre-election campaign itself The impure intention of pursuing the media in favor of himself ahead of the electionInsisted.
Reporter Heo Jin [email protected]
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