Court Rejects Request to Preserve Evidence, Including Ballot Boxes at 'Jamsil Counting Station'

The court has once again rejected a request to preserve evidence, including ballots and ballot boxes, currently stored at the 'Jamsil counting station.'

The Seoul Eastern District Court announced on the 23rd that it dismissed the appeal filed by Freedom and Innovation, which had requested the preservation of ballots and ballot boxes stored at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium counting station in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

The court interpreted that even if the evidence were secured through preservation, it would be irrelevant to proving the points of contention in future election-related lawsuits. Furthermore, the court noted that under current law, the National Election Commission is required to preserve ballot boxes and ballots as a matter of principle, making a separate preservation order unnecessary.

Previously, Freedom and Innovation had filed for evidence preservation with the court regarding the ballot boxes and ballots inside the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium counting station, alleging illegal activities such as a shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections.

However, the court did not accept the request on the 12th, and Freedom and Innovation appealed the decision.

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