Yoon Sang-hyun: Calling False Voter Turnout Input 'Vote Count Manipulation' Is Agitation

Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun of the People Power Party, who chairs the National Assembly's special committee on the parliamentary investigation into the June 3 ballot paper shortage, stated regarding suspicions of voter turnout manipulation by the National Election Commission (NEC) that "calling the false input of voter turnout vote count manipulation is a logical leap and agitation."

Rep. Yoon made the remarks during a meeting titled "The NEC Ballot Shortage Incident: University Students' Proposals to the Establishment," which was co-hosted by the conservative youth group Free Great Korea Youth Association at the National Assembly today (the 7th).

His response came after a university student expressed the opinion that "it is difficult to view this simply as poor election management now that facts regarding the NEC's computer system manipulation have been revealed."

Rep. Yoon also addressed statements made by figures such as People Power Party leader Chang Dong-hyeok, who previously remarked that "if voter turnout is manipulated, vote share manipulation naturally follows."

Rep. Yoon said, "Party leader Chang and Rep. Joo Jin-woo say that voter turnout manipulation necessarily leads to vote share manipulation, but those are completely different matters, worlds apart."

He went on to emphasize, "We must not engage in politics that reproduce and escalate suspicions of election fraud while exploiting public anger."

He added, "Political parties should not amplify and exploit anger from the streets, but rather resolve issues within the institutional framework."

Rep. Yoon also touched upon the parliamentary probe committee's plan to conduct a recount this month at the Jamsil Olympic Park ballot-counting station.

Rep. Yoon explained, "Since proponents of election fraud theories claim that ballots were destroyed, we are going to check whether all 1,900 ballots are actually there."

He pointed out, "Yet even some people within our own party oppose this. There are those who say that conducting a recount will only weaken the momentum of the streets."

Regarding oversight and auditing bodies for the NEC, Rep. Yoon stated, "We need to establish an independent, permanent audit committee, grant recommendation authority to both ruling and opposition parties, and mandate that the results be reported to the National Assembly."

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