"Please, regain your common sense and reason," Choi Hwi-yeong (Minister) pleaded, as entry into sports organizations under the Korean Sports Council was thwarted, calling it "ruthless and cruel violence."

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Despite an agreement reached through mediation by the opposition party, entry into the offices of sports organizations under the Korean Sports Council at the Seoul Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium was thwarted due to opposition from some protesters. Minister Choi Hui-young also pleaded, "Please, regain your common sense and reason."

On the 16th, Minister Choi Hui-young wrote on his social media (SNS), "It seemed the unauthorized blockade of the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium would be briefly lifted, but it was thwarted. It is said to be due to the fierce opposition of some protesters. It is so regrettable."

"Who exactly are you, and by what right are you committing such ruthless and cruel violence against our innocent athletes?" Choi Hwi-yeong (Minister) asked, adding, "Why are you taking away the workplace of our athletes? What wrong have South Korean athletes committed that they must endure such pain and damage? Immediately lift the illegal blockade of the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium and withdraw."

Continuing, Choi (Minister) stated, "Stop immediately the cowardly act of tarnishing the citizens' pure concerns regarding the infringement of political rights, trampling on others' rights, and forcing severe damage." He criticized, "This is a workplace where our athletes have shed blood and sweat for the future of South Korean sports. Stop the hypocrisy of holding the livelihoods of unrelated athletes hostage, paralyzing administration, and packaging this as a legitimate demand."

Warning that "if illegal acts continue despite repeated warnings, the government will mobilize all available legal means to hold them fully accountable," Choi Hwi-yeong (Minister) added, "The hearts of all who are watching are burning black with anguish. Please, regain your common sense and reason."

Meanwhile, nine sports organizations under the Korean Sports Council, which have offices inside the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, have had their operations paralyzed since the shortage of ballots in the the 3rd local elections, with protesters blocking access to the gymnasium to prevent the removal of ballot boxes.

It was reported that on this day, through the mediation of National Assembly members from the People Power Party, including Jang Dong-hyeok (CEO), an agreement was reached allowing two representatives from each organization and two broadcasters to enter, retrieve sports council items, and exit after being verified by citizens.

However, one female protester wearing a South Korean flag around her waist rejected the mediation proposal and blocked the entrance. Despite persuasion from other protesters and National Assembly members, she did not move, and eventually, officials from the sports organizations turned back around 4 p.m.

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