Police: "Rumors of University Student in Coma During Jamsil Ballot Box Removal Not True"

Rumors Spread on SNS of University Student Falling into Coma After Head Injury
Police Deny Claims: "Not True"... All Injuries Confirmed as Minor, Such as Abdominal Pain and Abrasions

The police have stated that rumors about a university student falling into a coma during the removal of ballot boxes from Polling Station 2 in Jamsil 7-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul are not true.

According to an announcement by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on June 5, “There are rumors and photos circulating on social networking services (SNS) claiming that a 21-year-old university student suffered a head injury and fell into a coma during the ballot box removal process. However, after reviewing related video footage and statements from police officers present at the scene, we have confirmed that these claims are not true.”

On the 5th, at polling station 2 in Jamsil 7-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, police dispersed protesters and the ballot boxes are being transferred to the counting center. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The Songpa Fire Station reported that from the previous night until the present, they have treated seven patients at Polling Station 2 in Jamsil 7-dong and at the Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park in relation to the protests in Jamsil 7-dong. Four of them were transported to hospitals, but all were found to have suffered only minor injuries such as abdominal pain or abrasions. The male individual initially reported as a 21-year-old university student was transported to a nearby hospital, but it was confirmed that he was not in a coma.

At approximately 8:54 a.m. that day, the police deployed 18 riot squads, totaling about 1,000 officers, to remove two ballot boxes that remained at Polling Station 2 in Jamsil 7-dong and transport them to the counting center.

Meanwhile, in front of the counting center at the Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park that afternoon, citizens claiming election fraud and conservative-leaning YouTubers gathered to demand a halt to the vote counting.

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