Law enforcement officials looking into the "shortage of ballots" event from the June 3 municipal elections carried out a raid and took items from the National Election Commission and additional sites early on the 11th.
On the morning of the 11th, the Metro Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Authority stated that they will conduct searches and seizures at seven sites—including the National Election Commission, the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission, and the electoral offices for Songpa, Seocho, Gangnam, Gwangjin, and Dongjak districts—due to allegations of breaching the Public Officials Election Act and negligence in their duties.
More than 100 staff members, including detectives from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's major investigative unit, officials from the National Investigative Bureau, and cyber forensic experts from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Department, took part in this action. Additionally, prosecutors were involved, with three legal representatives and more than ten investigators from the combined investigation center participating in the inspection and confiscation activities at the National Election Committee, the Seoul Metropolitan Election Committee, and the Songpa District Election Committee.
The authorities said, "With this search and seizure operation, our focus is on determining the reason behind the ballot shortage that affected voters' rights and gathering evidence needed to reveal the actual facts of the case," and they further mentioned, "The Seoul Metropolitan Police Department intends to conduct the inquiry quickly following legal protocols until the combined investigative center between the prosecutors and police is completely established."
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