An 80-Year-Old Forced His Wife to "Dial This Number"... Assaulted a Poll Worker Who Tried to Stop Him

Published 05 Apr.2024 18:45(KST)

Updated 05 Apr.2024 20:43(KST)

Police Conducting Precise Investigation of the Incident

An man in his 80s was arrested by the police for forcing his wife to vote for a specific candidate and party at an early voting station in Ulsan and assaulting an election official who tried to stop him.

On the 5th, the Jungbu Police Station in Ulsan announced that they had detained an 80-year-old man, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act and are currently investigating him.

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Mr. A is accused of supporting his physically impaired wife and entering the voting booth together at the early voting station inside the Ujeong-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Jung-gu around 1:10 p.m. that day, telling her to mark a specific number.

He is also reported to have grabbed an election official who tried to restrain him and retrieve the ballot paper, shouting at them.

The police, who were dispatched at the request of the election commission, arrested Mr. A on the spot as a suspect caught in the act. The police are investigating the exact circumstances through analysis of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and other means.