A Man in His 50s Detained for Urging Votes for a Specific Candidate Near a Polling Station

A woman in her 50s was booked by the police for causing a disturbance near a polling station in Guri-si, Gyeonggi Province, while urging people to vote for a specific candidate.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lee Gyehwa] A woman in her 50s, identified as A, who caused a disturbance near a polling station in Guri-si, Gyeonggi Province by urging voters to vote for a specific candidate, was booked by the police on the 1st.

The Guri Police Station announced that at around 1:25 PM on the same day, a report was received about a woman near a polling station in Sutaek-dong, Guri-si, urging citizens heading to the polling station to vote for a specific candidate.

It is known that Ms. A mentioned the number of a specific local council candidate to an unspecified number of people within less than 100 meters from the polling station, saying, "You must vote for number X."

The police plan to summon Ms. A based on witness statements secured at the scene to investigate the detailed motive and circumstances of the incident.

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