'Ahead of AG, Sports Organizations Break Through After 95 Days: Police Escort Enables Removal of PCs and Equipment from Handball Venue'

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Officials from organizations under the Korean Olympic Committee entered the handball venue at Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul, which had remained closed for over three months due to protests blocking the ballot counting center during the the 3rd local elections, and completed the removal of work-related items. This marks 95 days since the protests began.

According to 'NEWSIS' on the 8th, officials from nine member sports organizations under the Korean Olympic Committee entered the venue through two or three entrances around 9 a.m. that day, with the cooperation of the Seoul National Police Agency. The iron gate was opened at approximately 9:13 a.m. amid protests from demonstrators, and the removal work concluded entirely by 10:16 a.m., about an hour after entry.

The police deployed 28 mobile squad units, 50 dialogue police officers, and 100 detectives to control the situation at the scene. Although there was strong opposition from demonstrators, no major physical clashes as feared occurred. Before the sports organizations entered, officials from the National Election Commission and the Special Prosecution Service first went inside to verify the safety of the ballot storage area.

This removal operation was carried out to address urgent schedules such as the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, and the early admission application period for sports departments in the 2027 academic year. The Korean Olympic Committee explained that only minimal items were brought out, including PC hard drives, laptops, official seals, essential work documents, and athlete equipment.

Meanwhile, People Power Party representative Jang Dong-hyeok visited the site of the item removal on the morning of the 8th to confirm that areas for storing election-related supplies and zones for removal were thoroughly separated. Jang (CEO) urged the Special Prosecution Service to conduct investigations only after thoroughly verifying whether evidence had been contaminated.

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