Jin Joong-kwon Claims 'Vote Counting Fraud Conspiracy Theory' Is a Logical Leap
"Try Presenting a Concrete Scenario... No Need to Refute Absurd Logic"
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized the 'early voting fraud allegations' in the 21st general election, claimed by conservative YouTubers and others on the 3rd, saying, "If you believe that vote counting manipulation is possible, you are simply crazy. It would be more productive to have a conversation with a doctor."
On the same day, Jin posted on his Facebook, "Those who claim the vote counting manipulation conspiracy theory should present a specific scenario on how that could possibly happen. Let's see how plausible it is," he said.
He pointed out that the grounds for the vote counting manipulation claims are insufficient, saying, "So, the Moon Jae-in administration decided to commit election fraud because they thought they would lose the election. Now, how exactly did they do it?"
He added, "(To make vote counting manipulation possible) first, you need to secretly arrange a printing house to print the ballots to be swapped," and "You must pre-select part-time workers to stamp the ballots and people who will keep the secret."
He continued, "You also have to swap ballot boxes in all 253 constituencies nationwide. To do that, you must bribe all the election commission staff in every region. If even one person fails to be bribed in this process, it cannot succeed," he added.
Jin said, "If you believe this is possible, you are simply crazy," and criticized, "There is no need to refute such absurd logic one by one. Even if you refute it, they will just come up with another logic to attack."
Meanwhile, on the same day, the Central Election Commission urged, regarding the early voting fraud allegations in this general election claimed by Rep. Min Kyung-wook of the United Future Party and some conservative YouTubers, "There can never be manipulation or fraud," and "We ask the public not to be misled by one-sided claims raised on YouTube, etc."
In a press release, the Election Commission explained, "Some YouTube channels claimed that the number of votes in early voting for constituency and proportional representation parliamentary elections exceeded the number of voters, resulting in negative abstentions, and thus alleged that early voting results were manipulated," and "Upon verification, it was due to reasons such as ballots from other precincts being mixed during the constituency election counting process or damaged ballots at early voting stations being placed in the ballot box without being handled separately in a separate envelope."
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