Recount of General Election Ends After 22 Hours... Supreme Court to Deliver Verdict Following Additional Arguments

Former Future United Party (predecessor of the People Power Party) lawmaker Min Kyung-wook (first from the left) is addressing the press on the morning of the 28th at the Incheon District Court in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, ahead of the recount for the invalidation lawsuit of the April 15 general election in Yeonsu-eul, Incheon. Min stated, "The April 15 general election was a fraudulent election carried out through QR code computer manipulation and vote tampering," and filed a lawsuit to invalidate the election. In the center is former Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The recount procedure for the general election invalidation lawsuit filed by former Future United Party lawmaker Min Kyung-wook, who alleged fraudulent voting, took place over two days. However, the Supreme Court decided not to disclose the recount results on the day.

According to the legal community on the 29th, the Supreme Court held the verification hearing for the general election invalidation lawsuit filed by former lawmaker Min against the Incheon Yeonsu District Election Commission at the Incheon District Court, starting at 9:30 a.m. the previous day and continuing for about 22 hours until 7 a.m. on the day.

The verification involved scanning the original ballots sealed at the Incheon District Court, comparing QR codes on early voting ballots, and conducting a traditional manual recount.

Initially, the Supreme Court planned to compare the QR codes on early voting ballots and then proceed with a manual recount. However, Min’s side insisted on verifying the authenticity of the original ballots sealed at the Incheon District Court, leading to the scanning of all ballots and converting them into image files. In particular, from late afternoon the previous day until the morning of the day, a recount was conducted by manually sorting and counting all approximately 127,000 ballots cast.

Meanwhile, based on the evidence investigation conducted over two days, the Supreme Court plans to hold additional oral arguments and then deliver a verdict on whether fraudulent voting occurred.

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