NEC employee under special prosecutor probe found dead; note cites grievance

An employee of the National Election Commission who had been under investigation by the special prosecutor team probing the NEC was found dead Wednesday.

The man, identified only by the surname initial A, was found dead around 7:06 a.m. in a flower bed outside an apartment building in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong, according to Yonhap. He was in his 40s and worked for the NEC.

Police believe he jumped from the apartment building where he had been living.

A had been under investigation by the special prosecutor team until recently. His note reportedly expressed grievance over how the investigation had been conducted.

Police are looking into the exact circumstances of his death.

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