Police to Deploy 48 Mobile Units at Olympic Park Tomorrow at Special Prosecutor’s Request for Cooperation (Updated)

Special prosecutor formally requests cooperation, including to maintain order
Large police presence expected at the site
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency: "Illegal acts will be dealt with strictly"

Lee Tae-han's special counsel team investigating the National Election Commission plans to conduct a large-scale on-site inspection at Olympic Park in Jamsil, Seoul, on October 28, prompting police to deploy 48 riot police units to maintain order.

Police are forcibly moving protesters who blocked the entrance to the Handball Gymnasium at Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul, during an on-site inspection of the vote-counting site. Yonhap News Agency.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said in a notice to the media on October 27, "The special counsel team investigating the National Election Commission officially requested police cooperation the previous day, sharing its plans to inspect ballots and other items stored inside the Handball Gymnasium at Olympic Park and asking police to help maintain order."

It added, "We will coordinate closely to ensure the special counsel's inspection proceeds without disruption and provide thorough cooperation to ensure safety and maintain order at the site."

The Seoul agency plans to deploy 48 riot police units, 150 dialogue police officers, and 300 criminal investigation officers to the site. As a result, more than 3,000 police officers are expected to be deployed there.

The agency also said it would respond firmly, in accordance with the law and principles, to any unlawful acts, including obstructing the special counsel's inspection procedures or work necessary for its investigation, assaulting police officers, or defaming them.

The special counsel team investigating the National Election Commission, including the ballot shortage incident, plans to conduct a voluntary inspection of approximately 2.47 million ballots from Songpa-gu stored at the Handball Gymnasium, as well as items including on-site CCTV footage.

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