Man arrested for allegedly illegally filming women at Jamsil ballot shortage protest
Police arrested a suspect accused of secretly filming women at the Jamsil vote-counting center, where ballot shortage protests have continued for five days.
Citizens protest for an election rerun amid the ballot shortage issue during the 2026 local elections at a vote-counting center in Olympic Park Gymnasium, Songpa District, southern Seoul, on June 7.YONHAP
Police arrested a man who allegedly secretly filmed women on Monday in a crowd of protesters gathered at the vote-counting center in Olympic Park Gymnasiumto protest the ballot shortage in the local election.
The Seoul Songpa Police Precinct reportedly arrested the man on Monday on suspicion of illegal filming under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes. The suspect is accused of wandering around the area near the counting center in the Jamsil neighborhood of Songpa District, southern Seoul, and filming women earlier that day.
Police arrived at the scene after receiving a report and arrested the suspect. Authorities are investigating the exact circumstances of the case.
News of the arrest spread through an online community at around 5 p.m. Monday in a post featuring a photo of a man believed to be the suspect being escorted by two uniformed police officers.
Warnings about illegal filming were posted in a KakaoTalk chat room where citizens calling for a new election were sharing updates from the protest site. One user wrote in a group chat titled “Citizens’ Group Responding to the June 3 Ballot Shortage” that “There are even people illegally filming women,” and added, “Please report those individuals immediately after witnessing.”
Citizens gather around the Olympic Park Gymnasium in Songpa District, southern Seoul, demanding a rerun of the 2026 local elections on June 7.NEWS1
The protest calling for a rerun of the election has continued for five consecutive days at the Olympic Park vote-counting center.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
