Prosecutors said Thursday they would not seek charges against former presidential officials under the past Moon Jae-in administration in its reinvestigation of alleged election meddling in the 2018 mayoral race of the southeastern city of Ulsan. The case centers on accusations that former presidential officials intervened in an organized way to help former Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho, a longtime friend of Moon, win the election at the time. Prosecutors had previously dropped charges against Cho and Im, citing the lack of evidence, but began reinvestigating the case in January last year after the conservative People Power Party filed a new complaint. Prosecutors also said they would not seek charges against Moon after receiving a complaint of alleged election law violations and abuse of power in connection to the case. The decision comes after the Supreme Court in August confirmed a lower court's acquittal of Song and others indicted for election law violations.