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South Korea·Elections·Protests

South Korean court rejects arrest warrant for woman who blockaded Seoul vote counting centre

Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 07:23 · 1 min read

A South Korean court has denied an arrest warrant for a woman in her 30s who single-handedly blocked the entrance to the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul for roughly two hours on June 16, preventing sports organisations from entering a venue previously used as a ballot counting centre. The Seoul Eastern District Court ruled there was no risk of evidence destruction or flight, dismissing the obstruction-of-business charge brought by police. The protest was part of a broader conservative movement demanding a rerun of the June 3 local elections, sparked by reports that ballot paper shortages had turned away voters at multiple polling stations on election day.

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Yonhap(LEAD) Arrest warrant denied for woman accused of blockading vote counting center ↗︎YonhapWoman attends arrest warrant hearing over blockade of vote counting center ↗︎
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