Former National Election Commission Chairman Noh Tae-ak apologizes to the public over the ballot shortage at the NEC headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, on June 5. [Yonhap]
Former National Election Commission Chairman Noh Tae-ak apologizes to the public over the ballot shortage at the NEC headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, on June 5. [Yonhap]

By Choi Eui-jong, The Herald Business

A joint prosecution-police investigative team (chief Kim Tae-hun) probing the ballot shortage that emerged during the June 3 local elections executed search and seizure warrants Wednesday against 12 people — three officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission and nine from the Songpa-gu Election Commission.


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