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Special counsel raids handball arena in ballot probe

On October 27, the special counsel team led by Lee Tae-han searched the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul, a vote counting center for the June 3 local elections, to secure election-related documents and CCTV recordings as part of a probe into an unprecedented ballot shortage. The raid began around 8:30 a.m. with 12 personnel, including two prosecutors and forensic investigators, targeting documents and CCTV footage stored at the arena, according to Yonhap, Maeil Business, Dong-A Ilbo, and Chosun Ilbo. The team had earlier announced plans to inspect about 2.5 million ballots stored there, as KBS World and Korea Times reported on October 26. Korean media are leading with the raid as a key step in the investigation, though no findings from the secured materials have been reported yet.

  1. Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot shortage probe Korea Times · 2026-10-27
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  4. [속보] 선관위특검, 올림픽공원 핸드볼경기장 압수수색…CCTV 등 확보 연합뉴스 · 2026-10-27
  5. 선관위 특검, 올림픽공원 핸드볼경기장 압수수색…선거 서류·CCTV 확보 조선일보 · 2026-10-27
  6. (LEAD) Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot shortage probe Yonhap · 2026-10-27
  7. Special Counsel to Inspect 2.47 Million Ballots Wednesday in Election Probe KBS World · 2026-10-26
  8. Special counsel to inspect 2.5 mil. ballots in local elections shortage probe Korea Times · 2026-10-26

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