{
  "id": 15846798,
  "title": "Home of ex-election watchdog chief raided over improper overseas trip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/home-of-ex-election-watchdog-chief-raided-over-improper-overseas-trip-15846798",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261021/home-of-ex-election-watchdog-chief-raided-over-improper-overseas-trip"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A special counsel team conducted a raid on Wednesday at the residence of former National Election Commission (NEC) chief Roh Tae-ak. The investigation focused on allegations of improper overseas trips during Roh's tenure at the election watchdog. Special counsel Lee Tae-han's team searched the home and confiscated a cell phone and other potential evidence related to various alleged irregularities.\n\nRoh is accused of taking his wife on three overseas business trips using NEC funds between May 2022 and June of this year, when he resigned amid widespread ballot shortages in the June 3 local elections. The special counsel team alleged falsehoods in official reports written by an NEC official regarding the outcomes of these trips. Twelve personnel, including two prosecutors and seven investigators, participated in the search.\n\nThe search warrant cited charges of embezzlement, falsification of official documents and their use. A prosecution-police task force had previously gathered evidence and testimony from an NEC employee who assisted Roh's wife during the alleged trips.",
  "summary": "A special counsel team on Wednesday raided the home of a former National Election Commission (NEC) chief over allegations he took improper overseas trips during his time in office. Investigators from special counsel Lee Tae-han's team searched Roh Tae-ak's home and seized a cell phone and other evidence as part of their probe into various alleged irregularities at the election watchdog. Roh has…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Home of ex-election watchdog chief raided over improper overseas trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/home-of-ex-election-watchdog-chief-raided-over-improper-overseas-trip",
        "published": "2026-10-21T04:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}