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Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot probe

Special counsel Lee Tae-han's team searched the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul on Oct. 27, seizing election documents and CCTV as part of a probe into a shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections, Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo report. The team plans to inspect about 2.47 million to 2.5 million ballots stored at the venue, which served as a vote counting center, according to KBS World and Yonhap. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will deploy 48 riot police units to maintain order during the inspection, Yonhap and Korea Times report.

  1. Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot shortage probe Yonhap · 2026-10-27
  2. Special Counsel to Inspect 2.47 Million Ballots Wednesday in Election Probe KBS World · 2026-10-26
  3. Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot shortage probe Korea Times · 2026-10-27
  4. 48 riot police units to be deployed during inspection of local election ballots Korea Times · 2026-10-27
  5. Special counsel to inspect 2.5 mil. ballots in local elections shortage probe Korea Times · 2026-10-26
  6. 선관위 특검, 올림픽공원 핸드볼경기장 압수수색…선거 서류·CCTV 확보 조선일보 · 2026-10-27
  7. [속보] 선관위특검, 올림픽공원 핸드볼경기장 압수수색…CCTV 등 확보 매일경제 · 2026-10-27
  8. Police to Dispatch 48 Riot Squads during June 3 Ballot Inspection KBS World · 2026-10-27
  9. 48 riot police units to be deployed during inspection of local election ballots Yonhap · 2026-10-27

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