{
  "id": 16824681,
  "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-16824681",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 led by Lee Tae-han launched an inspection on Wednesday at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southeastern Seoul. The team entered the facility to examine 2.47 million ballot papers, surveillance camera footage, and other materials.\n\nThe investigation is part of a probe into an unprecedented shortage of ballots during the local elections held on June 3. The gymnasium previously served as a vote counting center and currently houses ballots cast in Seoul's southeastern Songpa Ward. According to The Korea Times, protesters have blocked the removal of these ballots amid demands for a rerun of the elections and calls for accountability.",
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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."
}