The person who handed the ballot paper to Min Kyung-wook was an observer... "Double ballots appeared in one ballot box"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] It has been revealed that the person who handed over the ballots presented as evidence by Min Kyung-wook, a member of the Future United Party claiming 'election manipulation,' was an election observer. The observer explained, "I discovered ballots of two different colors coming out of one ballot box, but the election commission staff only said 'let's watch' and I passed them on to Representative Min."

On the 28th, Representative Min held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office together with the observer, saying, "I showed six ballots obtained at the counting center, and you might be curious how these ballots came into my hands."

Representative Min said, "(The election commission) not only failed to use this as evidence to find election fraud but claimed the ballots were stolen and said they would find the culprit," adding, "In the end, I went to the prosecution and was body-searched twice, and even my lawyer was subjected to a search, which is an unacceptable situation."

Attorney Kim Ki-soo, who accompanied the press conference, stated, "Although whistleblowers should clearly be protected during investigations under the Public Official Election Act, the prosecution has instead investigated the whistleblower who reported violations of the Public Official Election Act as a criminal," adding, "We could no longer overlook this situation and therefore reported the whistleblower to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission for corruption."

The observer who handed over the ballots explained, "While observing as the chief observer, I discovered ballots of two different colors coming out of the ballot boxes from Gyomun-dong and Inchang-dong," adding, "I shouted to stop the voting and reported it to the police, and while the police were verifying the vote counting, I was chased away by someone who appeared to be from the election commission."

The observer continued, "I thought talking to the election commission staff would only get me irrelevant answers, so I went up to the podium to request the election commission chairperson, but I was told, 'Let's watch and wait,'" adding, "During this time, many people came to me saying 'there are suspicions here and there' and reported to me, but amid the confusion, someone gave me ballots saying 'there are suspicions, so report this too,' which became the reason the ballots were passed to Representative Min."

The observer said he tried to contact local candidate Na Tae-geun but did not receive a call back, and also attempted to reach senior member Joo Kwang-deok but was unable to, so he went to Representative Min and requested, "Please clarify the suspicions." He stated, "I swear to God, this is not theft or stealing," and added, "I will sincerely cooperate with any investigations by judicial authorities or the prosecution."

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