Overview

• Seoul Metropolitan Police will issue the gapho alert on election day, enabling full mobilization of available officers.
• 21,700 police personnel are being deployed nationwide to secure polling and counting stations, with mobile squads in Mapo-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu and Gangnam-gu.
• Release of privately owned firearms is temporarily banned until June 4 to reduce risks of election-related violence.
• National Fire Agency has placed 242 fire stations on special duty, deploying 464 fire trucks and nearly 2,200 firefighters for electrical inspections and emergency readiness.
• Seoul Metro is conducting 24-hour checks of all 276 stations, trains and depots with enhanced CCTV monitoring to prevent copycat incidents.