Former Jeong Chung-rae aide Jeong Dal-seong faces proxy-voting allegations at Suncheon market: 'I explained how to vote, but denied proxy voting'

The "Cheongyurangdan" group led by Lee Jong-won of Sisa Tapa is reported to have caused problems related to mobile voting at the market.

According to the video, Jeong Chung-rae's public schedule for the day was not posted.

In the video raised by critics, when a party member says they don't know how to vote by mobile, the staff member takes the phone and helps them vote. The footage shows the staff member entering the member's name and resident registration number to log in.

However, the video alone does not confirm who the vote was actually cast for.

This can be interpreted as directing the vote toward a specific candidate by naming them as first choice.

In the video, the staff member acknowledged that after asking the shopkeeper for their resident registration number, he entered it himself. He described this as directly performing the initial setup needed for voting.

The staff member said this part is missing from the published video, but admitted that proxy entry did take place.

Newtamsa contacted Jeong Dal-seong directly by phone to confirm the facts.

He said, "I explained how to vote." However, when asked about proxy voting, he strongly denied it, saying, "No."

Newtamsa said the video shows him going beyond explaining the voting method to telling people "First choice is Jeong Chung-rae," which could draw criticism as proxy voting.

Jeong said the first-choice remark was simply "just a request to please vote like that, and then we parted ways." He also stressed that for the person he explained the voting method to, "I only conveyed the method and process, and then had them vote directly," repeating his claim that no proxy voting took place.

It cited a previous case in Sinan where one person collected 17 mobile phones to vote.

Newtamsa criticized the Suncheon Arattjang case as a scene that directly gave rise to proxy-voting allegations and was broadcast live.

He stated that afterward he had his mother press the buttons.

Newtamsa said that even if Jeong did not press the buttons himself and had his mother do it, his direct involvement in setting up the vote was inappropriate.