NEC Security Audit Score Manipulated from 100 to 31.5

The special prosecutor's office investigating allegations that the National Election Commission manipulated its security audit scores launched raids on relevant locations Tuesday. The team is determining the scope of those to be questioned based on its analysis of materials secured through the raids.

The same computer system received a perfect score of 100 when the commission assessed itself in 2022, but later scored just 31.5 in a joint audit conducted with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and other agencies. The special prosecutor is investigating whether score manipulation was behind the 68.5-point gap between the self-assessment and the external audit.

During the investigation, evidence has emerged that some executives ordered scores to be raised. The special prosecutor is expanding the scope of questioning based on these findings.