{
  "id": 16821137,
  "title": "Special counsel launches inspection of local election ballots stored at Seoul handball arena",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/special-counsel-launches-inspection-of-local-election-ballots-stored",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261028/special-counsel-launches-inspection-of-local-election-ballots-stored-at-seoul-handball-arena"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A special counsel team on Wednesday launched an inspection of ballot papers stored at a handball arena as part of its probe into an unprecedented shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections. Special counsel Lee Tae-han's team entered the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southeastern Seoul to examine 2.47 million ballots, surveillance camera footage and other material. The gymnasium…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Special counsel launches inspection of local election ballots stored at Seoul handball arena",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/special-counsel-launches-inspection-of-local-election-ballots-stored",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:43:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}