State auditor sends key audit results of election watchdog to special prosecutor
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Wednesd...
On Wednesday, the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) forwarded a portion of their examination results concerning the state's election watchdog to an independent counsel team probing ballot shortages during June's local elections. The BAI carried out a financial audit of the National Election Commission (NEC) between July 6 and August 28, aiming to determine if any irregularities may have played a role in the unprecedented shortage of voting papers during the June 3 elections. However, the comprehensive findings remain confidential.
The data shared with the independent counsel team consists of six cases concerning budget execution for major elections. These cases included potential instances of interference with bidding, unfair private contracts, and wrongful inspections, as deemed urgent by the BAI. The agency declined to disclose further details. They clarified that they chose to share the data ahead of the official audit announcement due to the 150-day timeframe given to the special prosecutor team to complete the investigation; thus, the related materials needed to be provided in a timely manner.
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