Police have applied for an arrest warrant for a woman who allegedly obstructed access to a vote counting center at Olympic Park last month.
According to Yonhap News on July 16, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul has requested a pre-arrest warrant for the woman, identified as A, on charges of obstruction of duty.
The prosecution also filed for the warrant around 6 p.m. that day. The Seoul Eastern District Court is scheduled to hold a pre-arrest hearing on July 21 at 2:30 p.m.
A is accused of blocking access to the handball arena, which served as a vote counting center, for about two hours on June 16 after protesters and the People Power Party's leader, Jang Dong-hyuk, reached an agreement to enter the facility. Despite attempts by Jang and Yoo Seung-min, president of the Korean Sports Council, to persuade her, A reportedly refused to open the door, insisting that procedures to secure the ballots and ballot boxes must be completed first.
Some hardline conservative communities have referred to A as 'Oldark,' a shorthand for 'Olympic Park Joan of Arc.'
Police began their investigation on June 17 and summoned A for questioning as a suspect on July 10.
Additionally, police have applied for an arrest warrant for a man in his 30s among five suspects accused of illegally searching the junior women's handball team that entered the handball arena on June 8.
On June 6, three men in their 20s were also charged with obstructing police duties after blocking officers' paths and insulting them as 'Chinese police' at the vote counting center. Pre-arrest warrants have been requested for them as well.
Three suspects accused of damaging the entrance door to the machine room at the handball arena and trespassing on June 7 were sent to prosecutors without detention.
The police stated, 'We plan to conduct a strict investigation into illegal activities at the Olympic Park vote counting center in accordance with the law and principles.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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