Seoul, June 23 (IANS) A parliamentary special committee on Tuesday conducted its first inquiry into the National Election Commission (NEC) over an unprecedented shortage of ballots during the recent local elections in South Korea. Last week, the National Assembly launched a special 18-member committee to investigate the cause of the shortage of ballots at more than a dozen polling stations in Seoul during the June 3 local elections.”As the chairperson, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for t…
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Seoul, June 12 (IANS) South Korea’s justice ministry has approved a request from investigators to impose a travel ban on the former head of the National Election Commission (NEC) amid a probe into shortages of ballots during last week’s local elections, sources said Friday. The ministry took the measure against Roh Tae-ak, former chairperson of the NEC, as well as other key officials upon requests made by a team of investigators probing the case, according to judiciary sources.The move came a da…