Woman attends arrest warrant hearing over blockade of vote counting center
A woman in her 30s who blocked a Seoul vote counting center attended her arrest warrant hearing on July 21, 2026. She faces charges of obstruction of business after a two‑hour solo protest at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium on June 16. The hearing also involved four men accused of related offenses during the same series of protests.
- ▪The woman blocked the entrance to the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, used as a ballot counting center, for about two hours on June 16, 2026.
- ▪She was charged with obstruction of business and appeared at the Seoul Eastern District Court for her arrest warrant hearing on July 21, 2026.
- ▪Conservative online communities nicknamed her "Oldarc" for her attempt to protect the ballot boxes.
- ▪Four men also attended the hearing, accused of illegally searching personal belongings, cursing police, and obstructing police duties during the protests.
- ▪The protests were triggered by reported shortages of ballot papers on Election Day, which led some voters to leave without casting votes.
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Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK Woman attends arrest warrant hearing over blockade of vote counting center Yoo Cheong-mo All News 16:16 July 21, 2026 This will let Google show Yonhap news articles that match or are related to your search Add Yonhap as a preferred source on Google SHARE Facebook X Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A woman who staged a solo blockade of a Seoul vote counting center last month amid protests calling for a rerun of the June 3 local elections attended her arrest warrant hearing Tuesday.
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