Jeon Han Gil Demands Resignation of President Lee, Citing Ballot Shortage as "Evidence of Election Fraud"

Decisive Evidence in the June 3 Local Elections

Claim Raised at KPMH’s Gwanghwamun National Rally

Han Gil Jeon, a YouTuber and former Korean history instructor, demanded a re-election and the resignation of President Lee Jaemyung, claiming that the shortage of ballot papers in the June 3 local elections constituted "decisive evidence."

According to YouTube and other sources on June 7, the previous day Jeon made these remarks at the "Gwanghwamun National Rally" organized by the Korean Patriotic Movement Headquarters (KPMH), led by Pastor Kwanghoon Jeon of Sarang Jeil Church. He declared, "We declare all elections nationwide completely invalid, and we announce a nationwide re-election."

On June 3, the day of the local elections, voting was suspended due to a shortage of ballot papers at 14 polling stations located in Jamsil 2, 4, and 7-dong, Garak 2-dong, Munjeong 2-dong in Songpa-gu, Cheongdam-dong in Gangnam-gu, and Guui 3-dong in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. The National Election Commission urgently supplied additional ballot papers and extended the closing time to 10:00 p.m.

Former Korean history instructor Han Gil Jeon. Yonhap News Agency

However, during the voting process, hundreds of citizens and conservative YouTubers who raised concerns about the issues attempted to block the removal of ballot boxes by barricading the polling stations, leading to an overnight standoff that lasted about 35 hours. The police deployed 18 riot police units to Jamsil 7-dong's 2nd polling station, secured the ballot boxes, and completed the ballot counting process.

Jeon asserted that the ballot shortage incident in the June 3 local elections was "decisive evidence" of an "election fraud conspiracy," stating, "We are invoking the people's right to resist the Lee Jaemyung administration, which bears full responsibility for this incident. We demand the resignation of the Lee Jaemyung administration."

On the same day, Hyuntae Kim, former commander of the 707th Special Mission Battalion of the Army Special Warfare Command, who is on trial for insurrection charges related to major national security duties, also took the stage. He claimed, "The Republic of Korea is under threat due to election fraud," and further alleged, "Lee Jaemyung has usurped power through fabricated rebellion and election fraud, turning the free Republic of Korea into a communist and dictatorial state."

At the rally, there were also calls for "Yoon Again" based on criticisms of poor election management. A man on stage declared, "The person who knows best about election fraud, the one who will uncover it, and the one we must absolutely protect is President Yoon Sukyeol alone," and chanted "Yoon Again" as a slogan.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.