Key facts
- Investigators raided the National Election Commission (NEC) headquarters.
- The raid was to secure evidence related to ballot shortages in the June 3 local elections.
- The probe was initiated after detecting evidence of data manipulation by NEC employees.
- The manipulated statistics were intended to cover up errors in voter numbers.
Investigators raided the headquarters of the National Election Commission (NEC) on Thursday to secure evidence in a widening probe into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. Prosecutors and investigators on a prosecution-police task force executed a search and seizure warrant at the NEC office in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul. The action followed the detection of evidence that some watchdog employees manipulated statistics in their computer system to cover up errors in voter numbers. Ballot shortages were reported at multiple polling stations on election day, forcing some voters to turn back without casting their ballots.