Arrest Warrant Dismissed for "Oldark" Who Blocked Access to Jamsil Ballot Counting Site

One Man in His 20s Detained for Swearing at Police

Man Who Searched Handball Player Avoids Detention

A woman in her 30s, known as the so-called "Oldark," avoided detention after blocking Korea Sports & Olympic Committee officials from entering the polling station at Olympic Park in Seoul. Meanwhile, a man in his 20s was detained for obstructing police work.

A woman in her 30s, who was charged with obstructing work by blocking sports organization staff from entering their office at the Handball Stadium in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul, appeared on the 21st at the Seoul Eastern District Court in Songpa-gu, Seoul, for a pre-arrest detention hearing. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 21st, presiding judge Seo Beomjoon, who is in charge of warrants at the Seoul Eastern District Court, held a pre-arrest detention hearing for Ms. A, a woman in her 30s accused of obstructing work, and dismissed the arrest warrant. Judge Seo stated, "There are no recognized concerns over destruction of evidence or flight risk," explaining the reason for dismissal.

Ms. A is accused of blocking entrance to the Handball Stadium polling station in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul, on June 16, preventing sports association officials under the Korea Sports & Olympic Committee from entering the venue.

Of the four other protesters who had detention hearings on the same day, a man in his 20s, Mr. B, was charged with obstruction of official duties with special circumstances and had an arrest warrant issued, with the court citing "the risk of escape given the seriousness of the crime." For two others facing the same charge, the warrants were dismissed on the grounds that there was no concern of evidence destruction or flight risk. Mr. C and others allegedly verbally abused officers as "Chinese police" and blocked their way at the polling station on July 6.

Meanwhile, a man in his 30s, Mr. C, who illegally searched the women’s junior handball national team at the polling station protest site on June 8, also had an arrest warrant requested for charges of special coercion, but it was dismissed due to no recognized concern of evidence destruction or flight risk.

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