Yoon's Lawyers Claim Election Fraud After Ballot Shortages
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- Lawyers for former President Yoon Suk-yeol claim election fraud after ballot shortages at some polling stations.
- They argue that the shortages and subsequent issues justify Yoon's prior decision to deploy martial law forces to inspect the election commission.
- Legal challenges to past elections based on fraud claims have consistently failed in court.
Lawyers representing former President Yoon Suk-yeol have alleged election fraud following ballot shortages at several polling stations during the June 3 local elections. The legal team argues these issues validate Yoon's earlier decision to deploy martial law troops to inspect the Central Election Commission, a move he justified by claiming suspicions of election irregularities.
Citizens, youth! Please join us in resisting election fraud. If you do not stand up now, South Korea's liberal democracy will disappear forever.
Song Jin-ho, a lawyer for Yoon, posted on Facebook urging citizens to resist alleged fraud, warning that inaction would lead to the permanent loss of South Korea's liberal democracy. Another lawyer, Kim Gye-ri, shared a video criticizing a Democratic Party official's dismissal of calls for a halt to vote counting or a rerun, calling it a "crazy country" where voting continues amid ongoing vote tabulation.
A crazy country where voting continues while the election count is broadcast.
Lawyers also suggested that the Democratic Party and the current government could face backlash if they do not demand a rerun, with one lawyer warning that inaction could become a "seed of impeachment." This lawyer questioned Yoon's decision to declare martial law and inspect the election commission, implying it was a necessary step to ensure system integrity.
Who is Cho Seung-rae to decide whether the precious vote of the people has value or not? It's pathetic.
Former President Yoon Suk-yeol has repeatedly asserted that his claims of election fraud are not conspiracy theories and that he declared martial law to investigate these alleged irregularities. However, court records show that out of 126 election-related lawsuits filed after the 2020 general election, none were accepted by the courts, despite claims of ballot forgery and vote manipulation.
If the Democratic Party and the Lee Jae-myung government do not demand a rerun in this situation, we cannot know what controversies and aftershocks will arise surrounding the election results. I warn you, if this situation is left unattended, it will surely become a 'seed of impeachment.'
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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