{
  "id": 15850202,
  "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-15850202",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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": "On Wednesday, special counsel team members conducted a raid on the residence of former National Election Commission (NEC) chief Roh Tae-ak, as part of an investigation into allegations of improper overseas trips during his tenure. The investigators seized a cell phone and other evidence from Roh's home as part of their probe into various irregularities at the election watchdog. Roh is accused of taking his wife on three overseas business trips using NEC funds during his time in office, from May 2022 until June 2023, following the resignation over widespread ballot shortages in the June 3 local elections.\n\nThe special counsel team, led by Lee Tae-han, launched the raid after uncovering discrepancies in reports written by an NEC official about the outcomes of the trips. Twelve personnel, including two prosecutors and seven investigators, participated in the search. The search warrant cited charges of embezzlement, falsification of official documents, and their misuse. Earlier, a prosecution-police task force had gathered evidence and testimony from an NEC employee who was allegedly assigned to assist Roh's wife.",
  "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."
}