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The incident began when the whereabouts of ballot storage boxes collected at the 2nd polling station in Jamsil 7-dong during the last local election became unknown. Kim Jeong-cheol, a member of the Supreme Council of the New Reform Party, filed an application for evidence preservation with the court and requested an investigation into the truth, and the court also partially cited this and began an on-site inspection. However, the boxes did not actually exist at the scene, and the National Election Commission reiterated its position that it had already gone through the disposal process. This response by the National Election Commission dealt a fatal blow to the credibility of election management, and the fact that key evidence such as ballot boxes and storage boxes disappeared itself provided strong justification for those who suspected election fraud.

'One Way News', led by Jeon Han-gil, announced that it had secured one of the boxes that the National Election Commission claimed had been discarded through a tip, and announced a large-scale disclosure. Mr. Jeon's side claims that the items in question were already secured before the court's decision to preserve evidence was made, raising the possibility that the National Election Commission's explanation is false. In particular, the fact that the photo of the box released by Mr. Jeon and the labeling on the box taken at the scene are different is a factor that further amplifies suspicion. In this situation, Mr. Jeon declared that he would hand over the evidence to judicial authorities, and this is being used as a means of strong pressure on the National Election Commission and investigative agencies beyond simple exposure.

Meanwhile, this controversy is unfolding in a strange way, going beyond the simple issue of missing ballot boxes and even summoning figures from the entertainment industry and politics. In his YouTube broadcasts and rallies, Mr. Jeon strongly urged celebrities with high public awareness, such as BTS, IU, and Yoo Jae-suk, to speak out against suspicions of election fraud. This appears to be a strategy to justify one's claims by leveraging the influence of the public, but some are criticizing this as excessive force and an unreasonable request to place a pop culture artist at the center of political controversy. Nevertheless, Mr. Jeon does not give up his will to fight, even willing to sleep on the streets.

The protest site blocking the vote counting center near Jamsil Handball Stadium has now become a huge plaza where election fraud conspiracy theories gather. The nature of the protests is becoming more extreme as election fraud advocates from the existing political world, such as former lawmaker Min Kyung-wook and former leader Hwang Kyo-ahn, join in one after another. At the scene, beyond simple re-election slogans, there is widespread distrust of the Chinese Communist Party's intervention and the election system in general, and angry voices are rising with the Korean flag and the American flag mixed together. Protests that began as voluntary citizen participation are gradually transforming into a place for organized gathering of forces with specific political beliefs, becoming a catalyst that further deepens conflict in our society.