(LEAD) Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot shortage probe

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Tuesday searched a handball...

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This file photo, taken Sept. 8, 2026, shows police officers entering the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southeastern Seoul, where protesters have gathered to demand a rerun of the June 3 local elections over ballot shortages reported from multiple polling stations. (Yonhap)

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SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Tuesday searched a handball arena that served as a vote counting center earlier this year as part of a probe into an unprecedented shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections.

Special counsel Lee Tae-han sent investigators to execute a search-and-seizure warrant at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southeastern Seoul, to secure election records and surveillance camera footage.

It marked the special counsel team's first search and seizure of the arena since its investigation launched last month.

This file photo, taken Sept. 8, 2026, shows police officers entering the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southeastern Seoul, where protesters have gathered to demand a rerun of the June 3 local elections over ballot shortages reported from multiple polling stations. (Yonhap)

Lee's team said it plans to review the secured material to investigate the circumstances surrounding the ballot shortage and allegations of poor election management by the National Election Commission.

Multiple polling stations reported ballot shortages during the local elections, and some voters were forced to turn back without casting their votes, sparking major public outcry.

The search took place a day before the special counsel team's inspection of voter ballots stored at the gymnasium.

The site houses 2.47 million ballot papers cast in Seoul's southeastern Songpa Ward as protesters have blocked their removal amid calls for accountability and a rerun of the elections.

Police deployed 20 mobile units Tuesday to prevent potential clashes. About 100 protesters were scattered across Olympic Park, including dozens near the handball arena's entrance used by the special counsel team.

This file photo, taken Sept. 8, 2026, shows a police officer taking down a banner calling for a rerun of the June 3 local elections at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southeastern Seoul. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10 月 27 日（韩联社）——周二，一个特别检察官小组搜查了今年早些时候曾用作计票中心的一座手球馆，这是对 6 月 3 日地方选举中前所未有的选票短缺情况进行调查的一部分。

特别检察官李泰汉派调查人员前往首尔东南部的奥林匹克公园手球体育馆执行搜查令，以获取选举记录和监控录像。

这是特别检察官小组自上个月启动调查以来首次对该体育馆进行搜查和扣押。

这张摄于2026年9月8日的资料照片显示，警察进入位于首尔东南部的奥林匹克公园手球馆，抗议者聚集在此，要求重新举行6月3日的地方选举，原因是多个投票站报告选票短缺。（韩联社）

李的团队表示，他们计划审查已掌握的材料，以调查选票短缺的情况以及国家选举委员会选举管理不善的指控。