Special counsel raids NEC over fabricated document on security check
Investigators raided the National Election Commission (NEC) on Thursday over suspicions the election watchdog falsified an official document to exaggerate the security of its computer servers, a special counsel team said. Twenty-five personnel, including two prosecutors, were sent to the NEC headquarters in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, and two contractors to execute a search and seizure warrant…
The National Election Commission (NEC) was raided by a special counsel team on Thursday, sparking concerns about potential falsification of official documents. The investigation focused on allegations that the NEC exaggerated the security of its computer servers, according to the team led by independent counsel Lee Tae-han. Twenty-five personnel, including two prosecutors and two contractors, were present at the NEC headquarters in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, to execute a search and seizure warrant.
The misconduct allegedly began in 2023, when a joint security check between the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) revealed that the NEC had inflated its own security inspection results. While the NEC had reported a perfect score of 100 the previous year, a reassessment by the NIS and KISA decreased the NEC's score to only 31.5.
This search is the most recent in a series of raids by the special counsel team as they aim to uncover the truth behind various suspicions surrounding the NEC.
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