The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, ahead of the June 3 local elections, held a countermeasures meeting with the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and reaffirmed its policy of a stern response to election crimes.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said on the 5th that it held a countermeasures meeting with the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in a small conference room at the office.
Participants said they see a high likelihood that negative campaigning using fake news will spread and agreed to respond strictly to the dissemination of false information, the exchange of money or valuables, and interference in elections by public officials or organizations.
In particular, to counter the spread of fake news on social media (SNS) that exploits generative artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technologies, they decided to conduct intensive crackdowns on disseminating false information, negative campaigning, and election-related exchanges of money or valuables.
They also plan to establish a communication system among related agencies to respond organically at every stage from the occurrence of election offenses to trial.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office formed a dedicated election-crime investigation team led by Public Investigation Division 2 chief Kim Hyeong-won and plans to maintain an emergency duty posture until Dec. 3 this year, when the statute of limitations for the local elections expires.