Police Seek Arrest Warrant for Woman Who Blocked Seoul Vote Counting Center

South Korean police are seeking to arrest a woman in her 30s for allegedly blocking access to a vote counting venue in Seoul's Songpa District last month. The Seoul Songpa Police Station announced on the 16th that they had applied for an arrest warrant for the woman on charges of business obstruction.

The incident occurred on the 16th of last month at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium. The woman is accused of preventing the entry of Kim Dong-hyuk, the representative of the People Power Party, and staff members from sports organizations affiliated with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee for approximately two hours as they attempted to enter their offices.

Police questioned the woman as a suspect on the 10th. Just before her police questioning, she asserted that her actions were not in support of any particular political party or individual. Instead, she stated her motivation was a desire as a citizen to ensure that every single vote cast would be protected.

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I did not act to follow the will of a specific party or person, but as a citizen, I hoped that every vote would be fully protected.