
이태한 선관위 특별검사팀이 작년 대선과 올해 지선에서 특정 업체와 50억원 규모의 유착 의혹을 확인하고 중앙선관위 및 관련 업체 5곳에 대한 압수수색을 진행 중이라고 밝혔다.
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작년 21대 대통령선거와 올해 지방선거에서 투표소 물품 세트 제작 과정에서 선관위가 특정 업체와 유착된 의혹이 제기됨.
작년 대선·올해 지선 때 특정업체와 50억원대 유착 의혹 확인
(서울=연합뉴스) 최원정 기자 = 이태한 선거관리위원회 특별검사팀이 중앙선관위의 선거 용품 입찰 비리 의혹과 관련해 강제수사에 착수했다.
특검팀은 14일 오전 8시께부터 중앙선관위와 경기 김포시·대구의 선거 용품 관련 업체 등 5곳을 업무상 배임과 입찰방해 등 혐의로 압수수색 중이라고 밝혔다.
압수수색 현장에는 특검 포렌식수사관 6명과 경찰청 포렌식수사관 3명 등 모두 31명의 인력이 투입됐다.
특검팀은 지난해 21대 대통령선거와 올해 지방선거 당시 총 50억원 상당의 투표소 물품 세트 제작 과정에서 선관위가 특정 업체와 유착된 의혹을 확인했다고 밝혔다.
특검팀은 압수물을 분석해 수의계약 특혜와 업체 유착 등 선관위의 방만한 운영 의혹 전반을 살피고 관련자들의 책임 소재를 밝힐 계획이다.
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특검팀은 압수물 분석을 통해 수의계약 특혜 및 업체 유착 의혹 전반을 조사하고 관련자들의 책임 소재를 밝힐 예정이다.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that there was room to review the government's past statement that the import of nuclear weapons could be permitted as an exception in relation to Japan's three non-nuclear principles. This is interpreted as a reexamination of former Foreign Minister Okada's 2010 remarks that U.S. nuclear-capable ships should be allowed to visit ports for national security reasons. Foreign Minister Motegi also emphasized the need for review on the premise of maintaining principles in response to changes in the security environment, but Prime Minister Takaichi announced that he would refrain from making predictions about the inclusion of specific expressions.

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Prime Minister Han Seong-sook ordered the mobilization of all firefighting forces and prevention of casualties at the site of a fire at a manufacturing company in Ulju-gun, Ulsan, and ordered related agencies to ensure thorough safety management. The fire forced the evacuation of 16 workers and about 7,000 workers from nearby factories.

Kim Ji-yong, the first candidate for the head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, announced at a National Assembly personnel hearing that he would consider establishing internal guidelines and regulations to limit the Minister of Public Administration and Security's intervention in the investigation to protect political neutrality. In response to a question about the status of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security's exercise of investigative command authority, he responded that he would create internal regulations if necessary, and emphasized that the will of the commissioner and investigators is important in response to concerns about external pressure from opposition party members.

The National Defense Committee of the National Assembly adopted a resolution led by the ruling party condemning North Korea's DMZ land mine provocation, but the opposition party criticized it as a contradiction in terms, arguing that the military's responsibility for delaying the investigation and finding out the truth should be included in the resolution. During the attempt to vote, People Power Party lawmakers left.