Gyeongnam Police Launches Emergency Duty for Presidential Election ... Opens Integrated Election Security Situation Room

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency announced on May 12 that it has established the Integrated Election Security Situation Room in preparation for the 21st Presidential Election scheduled for June 3, and has entered a 24-hour emergency duty system.

The Integrated Election Security Situation Room will operate 24 hours a day from today until the end of ballot counting on June 3, the day of the presidential election, both at the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency and at 23 local police stations within its jurisdiction.

The situation room will oversee safety activities for street campaigns and debates, the transportation of ballot boxes, and security at polling and counting stations. It will also support security and safety activities and maintain situational control throughout the election period.

The Integrated Election Security Situation Room for the 21st Presidential Election has been established at the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency. Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency

In addition, from midnight today, when the election campaign officially begins, until 6 a.m. on election day, the agency will issue heightened security measures, maintaining an emergency contact system for all police officers.

On the early voting days of May 29 and 30, security levels will be further elevated, and on election day, the highest level of emergency alert (Gapho Emergency) will be declared until the end of ballot counting. All police officers' leave will be suspended, and maximum police manpower will be mobilized.

Furthermore, the agency will strengthen personal protection for major figures such as presidential candidates, increase 112 patrols at ballot printing facilities, storage sites, and polling stations, and assign two armed police officers to each route during the transportation of ballot boxes.

At 22 polling stations in the province, 30 police officers will be stationed at each location to prepare for unexpected incidents, with every effort being made to ensure safety.

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