South Korea's election commission denies allegations that officials illegally inserted ballots

On the 7th, the National Election Commission of Korea stated that the allegations of election fraud committed by its officials, which have been spreading through YouTube, are "completely untrue."
The committee said, "On the 6th, when early voting ended, some local election commissions, including the Eunpyeong-gu Election Commission (in Seoul), held talks with election commission staff.
"There are YouTube videos circulating that show people who appear to be candidates for election fraud, such as breaking the seals on ballot boxes and illegally depositing ballots," he said.
The committee said, "The Eunpyeong District Election Administration Committee received about 19,000 envelopes for delivery from the post office at around 5 p.m. on the 6th, and at around 1:50 a.m. on the 7th,
The reception process has been completed. All of the forwarding envelopes were placed in the ballot boxes between 2:34 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. on the 7th."
In addition, "Two members of the Eunpyeong District Election Management Committee who recommended political parties checked and
The report said that the election commission staff had entered the ballot box storage area without notice in the early hours of the morning, broken the seals, and illegally deposited the ballots.
"This is completely untrue," the committee stressed. "In consultation with the government, including the National Police Agency and the Japan Post Headquarters, we have deployed police escorts throughout the entire process of transporting the envelopes. The storage of postal ballot boxes is being monitored.
"The footage was broadcast in real time through cameras. I don't believe there's any truth to the claim that election commission officials committed illegal acts in public."
He also said, "All processes are carried out by election commissioners recommended by political parties, and fairness is maintained through the presence of the commissioners.
The footage was also shown on a large security camera monitor. It is a very dangerous act to incite public opinion and promote distrust in elections by distorting the allegations of election fraud without verifying the exact facts.
"Such actions should be stopped immediately," he warned. Finally, he added, "I thank the Election Commission staff for their efforts until dawn to ensure that every single vote of those involved is kept safe."
"We express strong regret over the distortion of the story and claim it was an election fraud."