"No Suitable Candidate to Vote For" ... 50s Person Arrested for Tearing Ballot Paper in Daegu

Detained by Police at Early Voting Site

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election, on the 10th, a man in his 50s was caught by the police after tearing up a ballot paper and shouting loudly at an early voting site in Daegu.

According to Daegu Jungbu Police Station, A (50) visited the Seongnae 2-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Jung-gu at around 9:30 a.m. that day, presented his ID, and received a ballot paper for the Dalseo-gu area, his registered address.

However, the man tried to leave with the ballot paper without entering the voting booth, saying, "I mainly live in Jung-gu, but there is no candidate worth voting for in the (Dalseo-gu) area. I will come back in the afternoon." He was stopped by the election official. While struggling with the election official, A tore the ballot paper and shouted loudly, and was arrested by the police who arrived after a report was made.

An official from the Administrative Welfare Center said, "After filling out the early voting management record, the torn ballot paper will be placed in an envelope and submitted to the Daegu City Election Commission," adding, "We understand that this man is homeless around the center."

If a ballot paper is damaged, under the Public Official Election Act, the offender may face imprisonment for one to ten years or a fine ranging from 5 million to 30 million won.

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