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Special counsel raids handball arena in ballot probe

A special counsel team led by Lee Tae-han searched the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul on Tuesday, October 27, seizing election-related documents and CCTV footage as part of a probe into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. The team, deploying 12 personnel including two prosecutors and forensic investigators from around 8:30 a.m., targeted records from Songpa District, according to Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo. The raid follows plans announced Monday to inspect about 2.5 million ballots stored at the venue, with Yonhap and Korea Times reporting the inspection is set for Wednesday. Police will deploy 48 riot squads to maintain order during the ballot inspection, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said, as reported by Korea Times and KBS World. Korean media coverage focuses on the procedural details of the raid and the scale of the ballot inspection, with outlets like Maeil Business News highlighting the early-morning timing and the securing of CCTV evidence.

  1. Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot shortage probe Korea Times · 2026-10-27
  2. Special Counsel to Inspect 2.47 Million Ballots Wednesday in Election Probe KBS World · 2026-10-26
  3. Special counsel to inspect 2.5 mil. ballots in local elections shortage probe Korea Times · 2026-10-26
  4. 선관위 특검, 올림픽공원 핸드볼경기장 압수수색…선거 서류·CCTV 확보 조선일보 · 2026-10-27
  5. [속보] 선관위특검, 올림픽공원 핸드볼경기장 압수수색…CCTV 등 확보 매일경제 · 2026-10-27
  6. 48 riot police units to be deployed during inspection of local election ballots Korea Times · 2026-10-27
  7. 선관위특검, 올림픽공원 핸드볼경기장 압수수색…선거 서류·CCTV 확보 동아일보 · 2026-10-27
  8. Police to Dispatch 48 Riot Squads during June 3 Ballot Inspection KBS World · 2026-10-27

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