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Police receive 312 voting-related reports on election day

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Police receive 312 voting-related reports on election day
Police said Wednesday they received a total of 312 voting-related reports complaining of misbehavior or inconveniences during local elections held the same day. According to the National Police Agency, the reports were filed nationwide between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m., with vote disruptions and commotions taking up the largest number of cases at 53. Travel inconveniences followed at 14 cases, while assault accounted for three. In one case, a voter in Seoul was reported to have protested loudly while attempting to vote twice to take issue with what he described as election fraud. In another instance, a 60-something man in Seoul's southern Dongjak Ward was reported to have caused a ruckus while having his ID checked. Police said they plan to verify the details of each case and determine whether there were violations of the law.
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