Election Committee Calls for Criminal Probe into Former Chief Over Ballot Shortages
Quick Look
- Seoul: A fact-finding committee investigating ballot shortages in recent local elections has called for a criminal probe into the former chief of the National Election Commission (NEC), citing a "total failure" in election management.
- The committee also recommended a sweeping overhaul of the NEC.
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Why It Matters
A fact-finding committee investigated ballot shortages during recent local elections. The committee concluded that election management was a "total failure."
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission's (NEC) fact-finding committee investigating ballot shortages during the recent local elections called for a criminal probe into the commission's former chief Friday, saying the management of the elections was marked by a "total failure."
Cho Hyun-wook, chairperson of the committee, made the announcement during a briefing at the NEC headquarters, as the panel wrapped up a weeklong investigation conducted to determine the cause of the ballot shortages.
The committee recommended that former NEC Chairman Roh Tae-ak, who stepped down from his post over the debacle, be referred for criminal investigation. It also stressed that the NEC requires a sweeping overhaul tantamount to dismantling the organization.
The committee, launched on June 10, consisted of six members recommended by civic organizations, media, legal and academic communities.
Open Questions
- What specific actions will be taken against the former chief?
- What will be the extent of the NEC's overhaul?
