{
  "id": 7912675,
  "title": "Special counsel team raids election watchdog in probe into ballot shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/special-counsel-team-raids-election-watchdog-in-probe-into-ballot-7912675",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260917/special-counsel-team-raids-election-watchdog-in-probe-into-ballot-shortages"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that a special counsel team led by Lee Tae-han conducted raids on the national election watchdog and eight local election commissions on Thursday, as part of an investigation into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. This marks the first raid by the special counsel team since its formation on September 7 to probe the shortages that led to significant public outcry, with some voters unable to cast their votes. The search and seizure operation focused on seizing internal records from the election watchdog's offices, with the special counsel team investigating the management of ballot papers during the local elections and other allegations of misconduct.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Special counsel team raids election watchdog in probe into ballot shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/special-counsel-team-raids-election-watchdog-in-probe-into-ballot",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Special Team Raids NEC, Regional Offices in Probing Ballot Shortages and Other Allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/special-team-raids-nec-regional-offices-in-probing-ballot-shortages",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:00:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Special counsel team raids election watchdog in probe into ballot shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/special-counsel-team-raids-election-watchdog-in-probe-into-ballot-7917563",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}