When the National Election Commission is run like a family business
log date: 2025-12-14 Cases of family-related hiring have been confirmed to be more numerous than previously reported. While only a small number of current and former employees were surveyed, one in five were family members. The NEC reportedly requested an investigation into the 11 individuals who were favorably hired and were to audit their employment to determine whether their appointments to be revoked. By Reporter Ye-seul Hyun for Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) News source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td_YQasDS8s May 2023, personnel corruption in the hiring of 11 high-ranking officials at the National Election Commission (NEC), including hereditary hiring practices, was revealed. Hereditary hiring refers to a situation where children are hired by a company while their parents are still employed there. This is a serious misconduct and a social problem and it is a crime that should never occur in the public sector. This form of nepotism allows parents to ...