An official at the Jamsil 7-dong polling station, where a shortage of ballot papers occurred in the June 3 local elections, was moved to a hospital due to deteriorating health. It came about 22 hours after protesters who claim election fraud "sealed off" the polling station.
At about 8:35 p.m. on the 4th, 119 emergency responders entered the No. 2 polling station in Jamsil 7-dong located inside the Useong Apartment complex in Songpa District and transported a person, identified as A, to a hospital. A appears to be an election clerk.
The protesters have surrounded and sealed off the polling station since 10 p.m. on the previous night, saying they would block the removal of two ballot boxes at the site. As a result, officials from the National Election Commission and others inside have been effectively trapped and waiting for a long time. Some, including election observers, managed to go home despite resistance from the protesters.
Songpa District Council member Kim Sun-ae visited the scene in the morning and said, "Since the previous day, 13 remaining staff and observers have not been able to eat properly," and asked the protesters to allow food to be brought in and to permit shift changes. As a result, delivered food and other items were brought into the polling station that day.