Police Refer 'Oldark' to Prosecutors Without Detention for Blocking Access to Jamsil Polling Station

A woman known as 'Oldark', who blocked officials from the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee from entering the polling station at Olympic Park in Seoul, has been handed over to prosecutors.

A woman in her 30s, who was indicted for obstructing business by blocking the office entrance of sports organization staff at the Handball Arena in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul, appeared on the 21st at the Seoul Eastern District Court in Songpa-gu, Seoul, for a pre-trial detention hearing. Photo by Yonhap News

The Songpa Police Station in Seoul announced on the 31st that a woman in her 30s, referred to as Ms. A, has been referred without detention on charges of obstruction of work.

According to police, Ms. A is accused of blocking access to the Handball Arena polling station by sports organizations under the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on June 16.

Previously, Judge Seo Beomjun, who is in charge of warrants at the Seoul Eastern District Court, conducted a pre-trial detention hearing for Ms. A on the 21st and rejected the arrest warrant, stating, "There is no risk of destruction of evidence or flight."

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