As the dust settles on the general election, it seems a new storm is in the forecast.State prosecutors announced on Thursday, a day after the April 13th general election, that they have booked 104 elected lawmakers for violating election campaign laws.That's more than one in three lawmakers-elect.If any of them are found guilty, they could lose their seats and be given a prison sentence and a minimum fine of about 900 U.S. dollars.The charges include negative or slanderous campaigning, bribery and manipulation of public opinion through social media and opinion polls.The investigation covers over 14-hundred people who were involved in the general election, such as campaign managers, accountants and family members.Compared to the 2012 parliamentary elections, this is an increase of over 30-percent.That year, almost 11-hundred people were booked, and 79 of them were elected lawmakers.Of the 79, 30 were indicted and 10 eventually lost their seats.(Korean - )Currently the leading parties are separated by one seat. We don't know who in which party are involved, but the implications of the investigation could be big.The nature of charges have changed since 2012, with a decrease in bribery in particular. On the other hand, there has been a marked increase in tampering with opinion polls and social media marketing.(Korean - )"It's the commercialization of politics and the situation is pretty bad compared to other countries. The National Election Commission is working to root out corruption through election laws but it's still a work in progress."(Standup)"The prosecutors have promised to move swiftly, as they only have six months to present the case before the statute of limitations on the charges runs out.Kwon Jang-Ho, Arirang News."