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A group of Democratic Party lawmakers of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee holds a press conference at the National Assembly in western Seoul urging the Foreign Ministry to submit data on allegations of preferential treatment in the hiring of Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung's daughter. [YONHAP]

Foreign Ministry requests audit into alleged preferential hiring of top prosecutor's daughter

The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it had requested a "public audit" by the state auditor over allegations of preferential treatment in hiring Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung's daughter at both the ministry and an affiliated think tank.

2025.4.1

People Power Party floor leader Rep. Kweon Seong-dong speaks at a meeting of his party's emergency steering committee at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on March 6. [YONHAP]

PPP floor leader calls election watchdog a 'hotbed of corruption,' vows to appoint special auditor

The People Power Party's (PPP) floor leader called the National Election Commission (NEC) a “hotbed of corruption” on Thursday and vowed to push for legislation to appoint a special auditor to investigate the beleaguered watchdog.

2025.3.6

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National Election Comission's Secretary General Huh Chul-hoon at the National Assembly to answer questions regarding nepotism within the organization on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Election commission's internal probe finds 21 cases of nepotistic hiring

Thirteen of the cases, more than half, involved the hiring of children of employees. Three cases involved spouses, two cases involved siblings and three involved close relatives, including cousins.

2023.6.22

Jeong Seung-yoon, deputy chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, speaks at a press conference at the government complex in Jongno District, central Seoul, Wednesday, accusing the National Election Commission of noncompliance in an investigation into its nepotistic hiring scandal. [NEWS1]

ACRC calls on NEC to comply with investigation into nepotistic hiring scandal

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) on Wednesday called on the national election watchdog to fully comply with an investigation into its nepotistic hiring scandal, saying it was not being cooperative.

2023.6.14

Supreme Court Justice and head of the National Election Commission Rho Tae-ak walks out of the NEC's commissioners meeting held at the agency headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, Friday. [YONHAP]

National Election Commission accepts BAI investigation

The controversial election oversight agency on Friday buckled under public pressure and accepted an investigation by the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) on nepotism.

2023.6.9

Rho Tae-ak, center, chairman of the National Election Commission (NEC), is surrounded by reporters after leaving a meeting of the NEC at the agency's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, Friday. [NEWS1]

NEC rejects BAI audit over nepotistic hires

The National Election Commission (NEC) said Friday that it would not accept an audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) over allegations of preferential treatment in the hiring of children of high-ranking officials.

2023.6.2

Rho Tae-ak, chief of the National Election Commission, bows his head in a public apology over allegations of preferential treatment given in the hiring process to children of its high-ranking officials at a press conference at the agency's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

NEC requests investigation of four officials over nepotism

The National Election Commission (NEC) said Wednesday it will request for an investigation into four high-ranking officials whose children were hired to posts at the election watchdog through alleged nepotism.

2023.5.31

Jeon Hyun-heui, chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), speaks during an urgent press conference in downtown Seoul on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Corruption watchdog to investigate nepotism at NEC

The chief of Korea’s corruption watchdog said Tuesday that the agency will launch an all-out investigation into allegations of preferential hiring surrounding the National Election Commission (NEC).

2023.5.30

Rho Tae-ak, head of the National Election Commission, presides over a meeting of commissioners at the agency's headquarters in Gwacheon on Tuesday. The meeting's main agenda was discussing the hiring of children of the agency's former and incumbent high-ranking officials. [YONHAP]

NEC to conduct comprehensive investigation into alleged nepotism

Rho Tae-ak, head of the National Election Commission (NEC), said the election oversight agency will conduct an internal investigation into the alleged preferential hiring of children of high-ranking officials.

2023.5.30

[VIEW 2035] Discrimination meets the Yoon administration

The word “fairness” is being overused. Everyone talks about it.

2022.7.20