Two Teenage Suspects in Gyeongbokgung Wall Graffiti Arrested in Suwon (Comprehensive)

Two teenage suspects who vandalized the wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul with spray paint graffiti have been arrested by the police.

On the morning of the 16th, the fence in the direction of the National Palace Museum at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul was vandalized with spray graffiti advertising an illegal video sharing site. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 19th, the Jongno Police Station in Seoul announced that at around 7:08 PM, they arrested a 17-year-old boy, A, who sprayed graffiti at Gyeongbokgung Palace, and 17 minutes later, they apprehended his accomplice, a 16-year-old girl, B, at their residence in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.

They are suspected of using spray paint to write phrases such as "Free Movie" and other expressions believed to refer to illegal video sharing sites on the walls around Gyeongbokgung Palace in the early morning of the 16th.

A police official stated, "We plan to conduct a thorough investigation into the motives behind the crime, accomplices, and any related parties concerning the arrested suspects."

Meanwhile, on the 17th at around 10 PM, a man in his 20s who sprayed graffiti at Gyeongbokgung Palace for the second time surrendered to the authorities just one day after the incident.

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