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[김일웅 기자 = 경기북부/강원] 강원경찰청은 오는 3월 9일 실시되는 ｢제20대 대통령선거｣와 오는 6월 1일 실시되는 ｢제8회 전국동시시방선거｣가 깨끗하고 공정하게 치러질 수 있도록 지난 1월 8일부터 도내 18개 경찰관서(도경찰청, 17개 경찰서)에 ‘선거사범 수사상황실’을 개소하여 24시간 단속체제에 돌입했다고 밝혔다.

※ ’22. 1. 11.(화) 09:30 강원경찰청 ｢선거사범 수사상황실｣ 현판식 개최

※ ’21. 11. 9.부터 1단계 단속체제 가동, ’22. 1. 8.부터 선거사범 수사전담반 18개팀 180명에서 20개팀 249명으로 증원 운영

선거범죄 첩보수집 및 단속을 강화하고 일반 선거범죄는 물론 당내 경선(지방선거) 불법행위 등도 철저히 단속하여 ‘완벽한 선거치안’을 확립하겠다고 전했다.

특히, 금품수수, 허위사실 유포, 공무원 선거 관여, 선거폭력, 불법 단체동원을 선거의 공정성을 중대하게 침해하는 ｢5대 선거범죄｣로 규정하여 엄정하게 단속할 방침이라고 했다.

｢5대 선거범죄｣에 대해서는 ‘무관용 원칙’을 적용하여 정당·지위 고하를 불문하고 엄정하게 사법처리하고, 불법행위자뿐만 아니라 실제 범행을 계획하거나 지시한 자, 불법 자금의 원천까지도 끝까지 추적하여 철저히 단속할 예정이라고 했다.

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또한, 사이버선거사범 수사전담반(도경찰청 10명, 경찰서 35명)을 편성, 각종 SNS·커뮤니티를 통한 허위사실 유포·후보자 비방, 선관위·정당 홈페이지 해킹 및 디도스 공격 등 사이버상 불법행위에 대해서도 철저하게 대응할 방침이라고 했다.

강원경찰청 관계자는 “올해에는 양대선거(제20대 대선 및 제8회 지선)가 잇달아 실시되는 만큼 편파수사 등 오해의 소지가 없도록 수사의 모든 과정에서 엄정 중립자세를 견지하고 적법절차를 철저히 준수하겠다.”라고 강조했다.

또한, 공명선거 구현을 위해서는 경찰의 노력뿐만 아니라 국민의 적극적인 신고와 제보가 중요하다며 선거 관련 불법행위를 알게 된 경우 112 또는 가까운 경찰관서에 적극적으로 신고해 달라고 당부했다.

※ 선거범죄 신고자에 대해서는 인적사항 등 신분이 노출되지 않도록 신고자 보호를 철저히 할 예정임(공직선거법 제262조의2-선거범죄신고자 등의 보호)

※ 선거범죄 신고·제보자에게는 최고 5억 원까지 보상금 지급 가능(경찰관직무집행법 제11조의3-범인검거 등 공로자 보상)

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* Below is the [full text] of an English article translated from the above article as'Google Translate'.

Gangwon Police Agency to start full-fledged 24-hour enforcement system in preparation for the two major elections in 2022

‘Election Offender Investigation Situation Room’ opened

[Reporter Il-woong Kim = Northern Gyeonggi/Gangwon] Gangwon Police Agency can ensure that the '20th Presidential Election' to be held on March 9 and the '8th National Simultaneous Election' to be held on June 1st can be held cleanly and fairly. Since January 8, 18 police offices (Provincial Police Agency, 17 police stations) have opened an 'Election Offender Investigation Situation Room' and announced that they have entered into a 24-hour crackdown system.

※ ’22. 1. 11.(Tue) 09:30 Gangwon Police Agency “Election Offender Investigation Situation Room” Signboard Ceremony held

※ ’21. 1st stage enforcement system started from 11. 9. ’22. From 1. 8., the Election Offenders Investigation Team was increased from 18 teams with 180 members to 20 teams with 249 members.

He said that he would strengthen the collection and crackdown on election crimes and establish a “perfect election security” by thoroughly cracking down on general election crimes as well as illegal acts in the party’s primary (local elections).

In particular, he said that he plans to strictly crack down on the “five major election crimes” that seriously infringe on the fairness of the election, such as expropriation of money and valuables, dissemination of false information, involvement in public officials’ elections, election violence, and illegal group mobilization.

For the “five major election crimes”, the “zero tolerance principle” is applied to strictly enforce the judicial process regardless of political party or rank, and the illegal actors, as well as those who plan or direct the actual crime, are traced to the end, and the source of illegal funds is also tracked to the end. They said they would crack down on it.

In addition, a dedicated cyber election offender investigation team (10 members of the Provincial Police Agency, 35 members of the police station) was formed to thoroughly deal with illegal cyber activities such as dissemination of false information through various social media and communities, slander of candidates, hacking of the National Election Commission and political party websites, and DDoS attacks. He said he was going to respond promptly.

An official from the Gangwon Police Agency said, “As the two major elections (the 20th presidential election and the 8th branch election) will be held one after another this year, we will maintain a strictly neutral stance and thoroughly comply with due process in the entire investigation process so as not to cause misunderstandings such as biased investigations. .” he emphasized.

In addition, he urged the public to actively report and report illegal activities related to elections to 112 or the nearest police station if they become aware of election-related illegal acts, saying that it is important not only to the police's efforts, but also to the public's active reporting and reporting.

※ For those who report election crimes, we plan to thoroughly protect the reporters so that their identity, such as personal information, is not exposed.

※ Compensation of up to KRW 500 million can be paid to those who report or inform an election crime (Article 11-3 of the Police Officer Duty Execution Act, Compensation for Contributors, such as arresting criminals)

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