Special counsel raids ballot counting machine companies over suspected collusion
A special counsel team searched two ballot counting machine companies Monday over suspected collusion to win contracts from the election watchdog, officials said. The team, led by special counsel Lee Tae-han, carried out the search and seizure at the companies' offices and the residences of their owners for alleged violations of the fair trade law. Lee's team has detected signs of collusion after…
The Korea Times reports that a special counsel team, led by special counsel Lee Tae-han, conducted raids on two ballot counting machine companies on Monday. The investigation is centered around allegations of collusion to secure contracts from the election watchdog, the National Election Commission (NEC). The special counsel team, established in September, is probing the NEC's alleged mishandling of resources, including a shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections.
The raids targeted the companies' offices and the residences of their owners, with the team having previously detected signs of collusion by identifying the NEC's repeated rental of ballot counting machines from the two firms over the past decade, amounting to roughly 17.5 billion won ($13 million).
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