Sports federations enter handball stadium 3 months into ballot shortage protest
A group of national sports federations regained access to their offices Tuesday after being locked out for three months due to protests over ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. Members of nine sports federations under the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee entered their offices at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul, which served as a ballot counting site for the local…
Nine national sports federations regained access to their offices on Tuesday, three months after being locked out due to protests over ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, which oversees nine sports bodies, including the Korea Handball Federation and the Korea Fencing Federation, were unable to enter their offices at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul.
The sports bodies had been barred from their offices since June 5, when protesters blocked the stadium's entrances, alleging election fraud and demanding a re-run of the elections. Approximately 50 protesters remained at the site on Tuesday, but police erected barricades to prevent further access. There were no physical confrontations reported, according to the police.
A special counsel team, investigating the ballot shortages and officials from the National Election Commission, entered the office complex before the deadline for the story.
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