Olympic Park Standoff Persists After Ballot Box Removal
The Chosun Ilbo · Yang In-seong, Won Jong-bin ·
Olympic Park Standoff Persists After Ballot Box Removal Authorities threaten legal action as protesters extend rally until November 28
The special counsel team (Special Prosecutor Lee Tae-han) investigating the June 3 local election ballot shortage incident and other matters intensified the clash between Olympic Park authorities and the Jamsil Voting Rights Rally organizers after removing ballot boxes from Seoul’s Olympic Park in Songpa-gu on October 29.
Olympic Park authorities had notified rally participants to voluntarily dismantle tents, canopies, and other installations by November 5, the day before the ballot box removal. However, rally organizers, including the Chinmi United Party, Eomma Corps, and Anti-Fraud Election and Corruption Prevention Corps, responded by extending their rally registration until November 28, vowing to continue the protest. In turn, Olympic Park authorities announced plans to restrict access via card keys at stadium gates and even consider forced removal, escalating the confrontation.
On November 5, this newspaper visited Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul, where the Jamsil Voting Rights Rally was ongoing. Participants had added a new banner reading “Ol-gong Revolution, Now Nationwide” atop a placard that stated “Re-election for Fraudulent Vote! Same-Day Vote Counting!” Nearby, another banner read “Ol-gong Revolution, Now Begins.” On a bulletin board installed by Olympic Park authorities titled “Cooperation Request for Voluntary Dismantling and Removal of Items Due to Ballot Box Transport,” messages such as “We Cannot,” “Ol-gong Continues,” and “Ol-gong Season 2 – Please Show a Lot of Interest, 11/5~” were written.
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