As for the shortage of ballots in the June 3 nationwide local elections, a protest blocking the Jamsil counting center to demand a rerun was continuing into Friday night, on the 12th.
According to Seoul's real-time urban data on the 7th, as of 9:40 p.m. that day, the real-time population inside Olympic Park in Songpa District, Seoul, was tallied at 20,000 to 22,000.
Among all age groups, people in their 30s were the largest at 30.2%, followed by those in their 20s at 22.4%. In other words, people in their 20s and 30s accounted for half of the on-site population.
They were followed by people in their 40s at 16.0%, those 60 and older at 12.9%, those in their 50s at 11.8%, and those in their teens and younger at 6.6%. Of these, women made up 60.7% and men 39.3%.
The real-time population inside Olympic Park was almost the same as an hour earlier. It was up 31.7% from three hours earlier. Compared with the average at the same time over the past 28 days, it was 71.0% higher. Seoul's real-time urban data predicted that the population inside Olympic Park would be the highest at 11 p.m. that day.
Meanwhile, police said they have launched an investigation related to the protest at the Jamsil counting center. Earlier, on the 8th, controversy arose when some protesters at the counting center searched the belongings of players on the women's youth national handball team, who had come to retrieve training equipment.
Police said they believe some protesters coerced and assaulted the players at the time and began an investigation on the 10th, identifying some perpetrators and summoning them on charges including coercion. They also reportedly identified two women and one man in connection with a coercion and assault case against reporters from media outlets including JTBC at the protest site.