President Lee Appoints Lee Tae-han, Non-Standing Commissioner of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, as Special Prosecutor for Election Commission Suspicions

Lee Tae-han (Research Institute of the Supreme Court, 23rd term), a non-standing commissioner of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, has been appointed as the special prosecutor to uncover the truth behind allegations of infringement on citizens' voting rights, including the ballot paper shortage during the 9th simultaneous local elections.

President Lee Jae-myung appointed Special Prosecutor Lee this afternoon from among the candidates recommended by the National Recommendation Committee, according to Senior Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung.

Special Prosecutor Lee is a former prosecutor who has served as the head of the Special Investigation Division at the Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office and the Criminal Division 4 at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office.

In the past, he was also mentioned as a candidate pool for the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials.

Special Prosecutor Lee will conduct an investigation for 90 days following a preparation period of up to 20 days.

If necessary, the investigation period can be extended twice by 30 days each.

The special prosecutor team will be organized on a scale of around 165 people, including 5 special assistant prosecutors and 70 special investigators.

The suspicions to be investigated by the special prosecutor team total 12 cases, including the ballot paper shortage incident and suspicions related to the National Election Commission's shoddy election management.

The special prosecutor can also investigate related cases newly uncovered during the course of the investigation.

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