Man arrested for alleged assault at Jamsil vote-counting center protest
Police detained a man accused of attacking another person with a stone at Seoul’s Jamsil vote-counting center, where election-related protests have continued for 12 days.
A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting another person at the vote-counting center for the Jamsil region in Songpa District, southern Seoul, where a blockade protest over ballot paper shortages during the June 3 local elections has continued for 12 consecutive days.
The Songpa Police Precinct in southern Seoul arrested the man on charges of aggravated assault, according to police.
The suspect allegedly attacked a person with a stone at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Police secured the suspect at the scene and plan to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Park Jeong-bo, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, said that authorities would respond strictly to any illegal activities occurring at the Jamsil vote-counting center during a regular press briefing the previous day.
Protesters have been rallying at southern Seoul's Olympic Park, where the Jamsil vote-counting center is located, demanding a new election of the June 3 local elections.
During the 2026 local elections on June 3, a shortage of ballot papers occurred at multiple polling stations nationwide. The shortages temporarily disrupted voting at some polling stations, leading some voters to reportedly leave without casting their ballots.
BY KIM JI-HYE [[email protected]]
