Special counsel says deceased NEC official's note cites no coercion
A National Election Commission (NEC) official, who was found dead a day after undergoing questioning by a special counsel, did not mention any coercive interrogation by special counsel investigators in a note he left behind, the investigation team claimed Friday. The NEC official, in his 40s, was found dead outside his apartment in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Wednesday morning. He left a suicide…
A National Election Commission (NEC) official, who was 40 years old, was discovered dead outside of his apartment in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Wednesday morning. This occurred just one day after he had been questioned by a special counsel. According to the investigation team, led by special counsel Lee Tae-han, the deceased did not allege any coercive interrogation by the special counsel investigators in his suicide note.
The official's lawyer, who had been present during the questioning, had previously claimed that the investigators had exerted pressure and coerced the deceased, and that there were procedural mistakes in compiling his interrogation records. However, the investigation team confirmed that their examination of the suicide note through established procedures did not reveal any mention of coercion.
Instead, the deceased expressed dissatisfaction with the questioning he faced, but did not harbor any animosity towards the special counsel. The team also noted that the official's primary concern was pointing out organizational issues at the NEC.
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