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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.
bell@heraldcorp.com
