As the National Assembly's special committee for a parliamentary inquiry (the special committee) looking into the ballot paper shortage in the 9th nationwide local elections (the June 3 local elections) announced an on-site inspection at a vote-counting center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 2nd, scuffles broke out at the scene.
The special committee is scheduled to visit the handball arena at Olympic Park, where the Songpa-gu vote-counting center had been set up, on the morning of the same day. Protesters are split over whether to accept the on-site inspection.
During this process, people shoved each other, and one protester collapsed, prompting the 119 rescue team to respond. Police have separated the participants.
Some protesters are demanding a special counsel led by the opposition party instead of the special committee. There are also protesters holding hand signs that read, "Begin a verification procedure that the public can agree with."
In front of Entrance 2-1 of the handball arena, the so-called "Oldarc" is holding a hand sign that reads, "Stop the parliamentary inquiry without the people's consent." Oldarc is the woman who blocked a sports organization from entering the arena by holding the door. Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of Freedom and Innovation, and others also oppose the special committee's on-site inspection.
The special committee will conduct an on-site verification at the Songpa-gu vote-counting center on the same day. It is understood that about 2.47 million ballot papers are inside the Songpa-gu vote-counting center. The ballot box and ballot papers from Jamsil 7-dong's No. 2 polling station, where voting continued until 10 p.m. due to the ballot paper shortage, are also at the Songpa-gu vote-counting center.