Jeon Hangil, considered a top instructor in Korean history among public servants, expressed his opinion regarding the turmoil related to President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, stating it is "caused by the National Election Commission (hereinafter referred to as the NEC)." He further claimed, "As in Taiwan, it should be conducted manually rather than through electronic ballot counting." However, manual ballot counting is currently being conducted in South Korea as well. According to the NEC, our country employs a manual ballot counting method where ballot personnel visually verify the ballots to determine valid and invalid votes.
On the 20th, Jeon Hangil stated his position on his YouTube channel, saying, "The state of emergency and the impeachment crisis, the NEC is the main culprit." Jeon Hangil has 590,000 subscribers.
Jeon Hangil remarked, "Why would I go out of my way to create a video during the state of emergency and impeachment crisis?" He continued, "The South Korean media's fair reporting on the current situation has collapsed, and due to biased reporting toward specific ideologies and parties, the public is being gaslighted," explaining the reason for creating the video.
He added, "During the state of emergency and impeachment crisis, I posted a video stating, 'The crisis in South Korea was caused by the judiciary, and the division in South Korea was caused by the media.' In the comments of that video, many stated, 'The NEC is more serious, and this state of emergency is also because of the NEC.'" He mentioned, "When the state of emergency was declared, it was reported that 280 troops were deployed to the National Assembly, and more than 297 personnel were deployed to the NEC, which left everyone bewildered."
Jeon Hangil questioned, "The president who declared the state of emergency did not lose the election, and as an elected president, they have nothing to gain by investigating, right?" He said, "I wondered 'why' and thought of the many students who work at the NEC as public service instructors, so I searched for a lot of materials, and I couldn't contain my astonishment."
He also expressed surprise, stating, "The organization that operates with the taxes paid by the public is a state institution and public servants, yet they resist audits by the Board of Audit and Inspection, refuse to investigate the North Korean cyber terrorism and hacking allegations that the National Intelligence Service seeks to investigate, and the NEC is such an absolute power institution." He stated, "Not only the president but also the current opposition leader and opposition lawmakers, former ruling party leaders, and ruling party lawmakers are raising allegations of election fraud, revealing a total accumulation of corruption and suspicions."
He raised allegations regarding the advance voting and electronic ballot-casting methods, suggesting the possibility of manipulation. He expressed hope that, instead of electronic ballot counting or advance voting methods, South Korea would adopt a method akin to Taiwan's manual voting and counting without moving ballot boxes to achieve the most transparent and fair electoral system. He added, "What if the counting takes a bit longer? Even if it incurs a bit more expense, our citizens want to cherish their exercise of sovereignty, 'voting,' which is the most important aspect of democracy. They will hope that South Korea will truly become a country where the people are the masters."
Meanwhile, the manual counting Jeon Hangil has advocated for is already being conducted in our country. According to the NEC, South Korea employs a manual counting method where ballot personnel visually verify the ballots to determine valid and invalid votes. Ballot sorters are used as auxiliary means.