Police raid election offices over ballot shortage scandal

A joint police-prosecution team searched seven election offices in Seoul and Gwacheon as investigators probe alleged duty neglect and election law violations tied to June 3 voting disruptions.

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People protest for a rerun of the local elections on June 6 at the Handball Gymnasium at the Olympic Park in Songpa District, southern Seoul, as they condemn the ballot shortage that happened in some Seoul polling stations.

Police raided the offices of election authorities on Thursday over the ballot shortage that disrupted voting during the June 3 local election.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's regional investigation unit deployed more than 110 personnel from a joint police-prosecution investigation team to conduct searches and seizures at seven locations, including the National Election Commission in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, and local election commission offices in Songpa, Seocho and Gangnam Districts of southern Seoul and Gwangjin and Dongjak districts of eastern Seoul, where ballot shortages were reported.

"We are carrying out the searches as part of an investigation into allegations of dereliction of duty and violations of the Public Official Election Act," the joint investigation team said Thursday.

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"The searches are focused on securing evidence to determine the cause of the ballot shortage and uncover the truth behind the incident, which infringed on citizens' voting rights."

The raid came eight days after ballot shortages disrupted voting during the June 3 local elections.


BY JEONG HYE-JEONG [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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