Police Investigate Vandalism of Ballot Boxes and Assassination Threats Against Oh Se-hoon

On the 7th, when the April 7 by-elections were held, voters lined up in a long queue at a polling station set up in an elementary school in Nowon-gu, Seoul. The photo is not directly related to the article. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the 7th, an incident related to the by-election occurred, and the police launched an investigation.

The Mapo Police Station in Seoul announced that at around 9:35 a.m. that day, they took a man in his 50s, Mr. A, into custody for investigation on suspicion of violating the Public Official Election Act after he removed a special seal attached to a ballot box at a polling station in an apartment in Ahyeon-dong.

Mr. A is known to have denied the charges, claiming that he removed the seal to check whether it was properly attached. A Mapo Police official said, "We are investigating the detailed circumstances of the incident with Mr. A."

The Yongsan Police Station is also investigating after a post appeared on an online community threatening to assassinate Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral candidate. A netizen posted a photo of a sword on DC Inside at around 8:35 p.m. the previous day along with the message, "We will assassinate Oh Se-hoon on the 7th." A Yongsan Police official said, "We are currently tracking the person who posted the message."

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