Two candidates shortlisted for special counsel investigating ballot shortages
Two former prosecutors were selected Friday as candidates for special counsel to investigate ballot shortages reported during the June 3 elections. A bipartisan recommendation committee unanimously picked Lee Tae-han and Lee Hyuk, both prosecutor-turned-lawyers, from among six candidates recommended by the Korean Bar Association and the Association of Korean Law Schools. The two will be…
The Korea Times reports that a bipartisan committee has unanimously selected two candidates for the role of special counsel to investigate ballot shortages during the June 3 elections. The candidates, both former prosecutors-turned-lawyers, are Lee Tae-han and Lee Hyuk, who were recommended by the Korean Bar Association and the Association of Korean Law Schools.
President Lee Jae Myung has three days to appoint one of them as the special counsel, who will have 20 days to prepare for the investigation. The full-scale probe is expected to commence early next month, with the special counsel team having up to 90 days to investigate allegations of mismanagement of ballot papers by the National Election Commission, with the investigation period extendable twice by 30 days each.
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