Seoul: Elderly men in South Korea have allegedly been given erectile dysfunction drugs to buy their votes in legislative elections, prosecutors said yesterday, announcing an investigation into the suspected breach.

South Koreans go to the polls today. The alleged vote buying took place in Suwon, 30 kilometres south of the capital Seoul. “We have yet to verify the allegations. If confirmed, this could constitute a breach of election law,” said the spokesman for Suwon Prosecutors’ Office. Vote-buying in South Korea carries a sentence of up to five years in prison or a fine of 10 million won (R5.79 lakh).