Police Identify 3 Suspects in Handball Stadium Trespassing Case; Investigation Expands into Illegal Acts at Jamsil Protest

Police are intensifying their investigation into criminal activities related to the blockade of the Jamsil vote counting station, including unauthorized trespassing into the basement of the handball stadium.

The stadium, which served as the vote counting station for the Jamsil area during the June 3 local elections, has been occupied by citizens blocking the entrances for 15 days since June 5 to prevent the removal of ballot boxes and ballots.

The Seoul Songpa Police Station announced today (June 19) that it has identified three suspects involved in the unauthorized trespassing incident at the handball stadium basement that occurred on June 7.

The police plan to summon them to investigate the exact circumstances of the crime and determine whether to pursue charges such as property damage and trespassing.

The suspects are accused of damaging the lock on a machine room door located in the basement passage next to Gate 1-3 between 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on June 7 and filming the interior with their mobile phones.

Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, which manages the stadium facilities, stated that a facility management staff member stationed inside the stadium at the time spotted them via CCTV and chased the trespassers away.

The company filed a complaint against them and subsequently welded the door shut on June 11.

An investigation is also underway regarding nine individuals accused of obstruction of business for blocking access to the offices of sports organizations under the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee located at the Olympic Park Handball Stadium.

It has been confirmed that the police have identified two of these individuals and have requested their attendance for questioning.

Regarding the unauthorized search of the belongings of the women's youth national handball team, the police are investigating five individuals in total.

The police have completed the questioning of one of the three identified suspects and plan to summon the remaining two for investigation.

Three suspects have been identified in connection with the assault on a JTBC reporter during the protest on June 5.

The police have confirmed the identities of all three and have requested their attendance for questioning.

The JTBC branch of the Journalists Association of Korea had previously announced legal action, stating that their reporter, who was covering the vote counting at the Olympic Park Handball Stadium on June 5, was assaulted by individuals claiming election fraud.

The police emphasized, "In addition to these, we are investigating 9 cases of illegal acts against police officers and 18 cases of violence between citizens," adding, "We will track down all illegal activities to the end and respond strictly according to the law and principles."
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