Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Police to deploy more than 3,000 officers for ballot inspection in Seoul
A special prosecutor will inspect ballots stored at Olympic Park in Seoul on Oct.
28.
The inspection will cover about 2.47 million ballots from Songpa district, along with surveillance-camera footage and other items.
The ballots are being held at the venue, and officials said their storage there has caused inconvenience.
The National Election Commission was asked to provide about 500 staff to help check the ballots, while the special prosecutor will lead the inspection.
Seoul police plan to deploy more than 3,000 officers for security and support, including riot police, dialogue officers and investigators.
After the inspection, the ballots are expected to be moved under the prosecutor’s direction.
The acting election commission chief also pledged changes to improve the transparency and reliability of voting and counting procedures.
Police will deploy more than 3,000 officers for a ballot inspection at Seoul’s Olympic Park on Oct. 28.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it would assign 48 riot police units, 150 dialogue police and 300 criminal and investigative personnel.
The inspection will cover about 2.47 million ballots from Songpa-gu, as well as CCTV footage and other items.
The National Election Commission’s special counsel team will conduct the inspection, with election officials providing support.
- Who
- The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will deploy officers for an inspection by the National Election Commission’s special counsel team.
- What
- More than 3,000 police officers will support the ballot inspection.
- When
- Oct. 28, 2026.
- Where
- Olympic Park in Seoul.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The acting chair of the National Election Commission said the special counsel team had requested help inspecting nearly 2.47 million ballots.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced its planned deployment for the next day’s inspection.
The special counsel team is scheduled to inspect ballots and other items at Olympic Park.
- Police deployment
- More than 3,000 officers
- Riot police
- 48 units, about 60 officers each
- Dialogue police
- 150 officers
- Criminal and investigative personnel
- 300
- Ballots
- About 2.47 million from Songpa-gu
- Inspection venue
- Olympic Park, Seoul
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We were asked to help inspect nearly 2.47 million ballots with about 500 people.