Sports Organizations to Enter 'Vote Counting Center' Stadium Following Opposition Party Mediation; 11 Days After Blockade

Sports organizations under the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee have decided to enter the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, where a "vote counting center blockade protest" has been taking place.

The sports organizations reached this agreement with the protesters this afternoon, June 16.

This comes 11 days after the facility, which serves as the vote counting center for the Jamsil area where the ballot shortage occurred, was blockaded on June 5.

People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok met with the protesters in front of the handball gymnasium this afternoon.

Representative Jang stated that it was agreed with the sports organizations and the police that two people from each organization would enter the facility sequentially to retrieve items necessary for their work.

He also added that a People Power Party lawmaker and two broadcasting station cameras would accompany them to provide a live broadcast of the process.

He explained that the items retrieved would be made available for the protesters to inspect.

When Representative Jang announced this agreement and sought consent from the protesters, the majority expressed their agreement.

While there were some protesters who opposed the plan, other participants intervened, and the agreement was effectively accepted.

If the sports organization staff enter the stadium where their offices are located in accordance with this agreement, it will mark the first entry in 11 days since the blockade began.

The protesters had been controlling access to the stadium since June 5, claiming they must prevent the removal of ballot boxes from the counting process.

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