NEC "Kim Yong-hyun's claim of 'refusal to inspect the security of the National Intelligence Service' is not true."

The National Election Commission refuted the claims of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun's lawyers that the National Intelligence Service's refusal to inspect the security system and search and seizure by the prosecution was the background of the "declaration of emergency martial law."

The National Election Commission issued an explanatory document and said that it had given the National Intelligence Service access to all 6,400 computer equipment, including servers, at the time of the NIS' inspection.

The NIS then selected important computer equipment related to the election system and conducted more than 310 security checks, and most of the equipment that was not inspected was daily work PCs that were not related to the election system.

He also pointed out that the claim that "the National Election Commission only submitted virtual servers to the NIS" is not different from the claim that the best security experts in security consulting failed to distinguish between real and virtual servers.

The NEC also said it is responding to the investigative agency's seizure and search in accordance with the due process, adding that it was actually raided by the prosecution in connection with the hiring of high-ranking officials' children.

The NEC said it is posting accurate explanatory materials on its website for allegations of fraudulent elections that have been raised in the past, and stressed that it will continue to make efforts to restore public trust.