Social News
Written by: Zheng Qiuling
2020-01-14 19:09
Last updated: 2020-01-14 19:09The Independent Commission Against Corruption Advisory Committee Chairman's joint briefing was held today (14th), including the District Council elections held in November. The ICAC received a total of 518 complaints related to the District Council elections, of which nearly 95% were 492 cases. Tracing complaints.
Deng Guobin, chairman of the Advisory Committee for Review of Corruption Reports, said that there was a rural representative election in January last year, and that the November district board elections were "more under the turmoil that society has never seen before." Of the 518 election-related complaints received, 492 were traceable.
Four independent advisory committees overseeing the work of the Independent Commission Against Corruption held a press briefing today (14th). (Photo by Lu Yiming)
By nature of the complaints, 153 involved the release of false or misleading statements about candidates, 113 involved the use of force or coercion against candidates, and 97 complaints involving bribery of voters. In 2019, 23 people were charged and 17 of them were involved in bribery and voting cases in functional constituencies in the 2016 Legislative Council election.
Deng Guobin said that "the Commission fully supports the ICAC's vigorous enforcement" to combat all election-related corruption and fraud in order to maintain a clean and fair public election.
Deng Guobin, chairman of the Advisory Committee for Review of Corruption Reports, said that the Committee fully supports the ICAC's vigorous enforcement of laws to combat election fraud. (Photo by Lu Yiming)
[Yearly End of ICAC] Received Complaints Regarding the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack, Alleging Challenges Caused by Anti-Revision Law
[District Council Election] Intimidation and Coercion Affecting Elections or Voting Decisions Is Illegal and Prevents Voting
[District Council Elections] Multi-District Now Smearing Popular People Candidate Poster Candidates: Violating Election Law
Independent Commission Against Corruption 2019