Special prosecutor conducts search and seizure of National Election Commission and service company for 'false preparation of security inspection documents'

Investigation into how a document was created to make it look like a thorough security check was conducted

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seungyeon Lee = The National Election Commission's special prosecutor team, Lee Tae-han, who is investigating the shortage of ballot papers for the June 3 local elections, began a search and seizure after finding out that the National Election Commission had falsified the 'security status inspection document'.

The special prosecutor's team announced that it was seizing and searching the National Election Commission's server, information security-related departments, and two related service companies starting at 9:10 a.m. on the 12th.

The search and seizure warrant included charges such as creating and issuing false official documents.

The special prosecutor's team is investigating allegations of poor inspection of the National Election Commission's security status.

Even though they did not properly check for security vulnerabilities, they captured the circumstances in which the document was created as if it had been thoroughly checked, and a mandatory investigation was launched to confirm this.

A total of 25 people, including 2 prosecutors and 6 forensic investigators, were mobilized for the search and seizure.

An official from the special investigation team said, "The act of trying to hide the security status of election-related information security facilities is a serious issue that can damage the public's trust in the safety of election management," and added, "We will thoroughly investigate not only the circumstances but also the involvement of those behind the scenes to ensure that no suspicion remains."