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, ‘There were claims that Myung Taegyun reported several opinion polls to candidate Yoon Suk-yeol at the time, and that he did not receive any payment.’,
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, ‘If these suspicions, including manipulation in free opinion polls, are true, what legal issues might arise, Goo Min-ji reports.’,
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, ‘▶ Report ◀’,
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, ‘Here is the list of opinion surveys performed under the instruction of Myung Taegyun by Gang Hye-kyung, who was in charge of accounting at the Future Korea Research Institute.’,
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, ‘It stated that a total of approximately 370 million won was spent on 81 opinion polls until just before the presidential election.’,
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, ‘According to Gang, Taegyun took this to President Yoon’s couple, saying he didn’t receive any money and that he should go to the Changwon area due to the upcoming by-election.’,
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, ‘”Ultimately, in conclusion, the payment for the opinion polls was for the nomination of former lawmaker Kim Young-sun.”‘,
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, ‘[Gang Hye-kyung]’,
, ‘”The cost itself was enormous. So from his perspective, it was a favor. I did this work for you for free without taking any money…”‘,
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, ‘The National Election Commission’s financial report submitted by the Central Election Management Committee does not include the name of the Future Korea Research Institute.’,
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, ‘Interpretations suggest that if conducting opinion polls for free could be considered a violation of the Political Fund Act.’,
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, ‘The Political Fund Act stipulates that political funds should not be donated or received in a manner not prescribed by law.’,
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, ‘Unreceived fees for opinion polls become political funds.’,
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, ‘Both parties, who commissioned and performed the opinion polls without payment, will be punished.’,
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, ‘If manipulation was done by inflating a specific age group sample excessively during opinion polls, it becomes subject to punishment under the Public Official Election Act.’,
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, ‘Whether conducted externally or internally, the Public Official Election Act stipulates that it is not allowed to distort the will of the survey subject.’,
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, ‘However, investigations and penalties are difficult as the statute of limitations for election law prosecution is 6 months.’,
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, ‘An official from the Opinion Poll Committee stated, “The deadline for storing the original data is 6 months after the election day, so it is highly likely that the data might not be available.”‘,
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, ‘Myung Taegyun has explained through the media so far that “I conducted internal surveys because I needed to,” and “I handed over everything to the Future Korea Research Institute five years ago, and it’s not related to me.”‘,
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, ‘The presidential office has not made any statements regarding the opinion polls.’,
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, ‘This is MBC News, Goo Min-ji reporting.’,
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