70-Year-Old Man Arrested for Spray Painting at Gukhoeuisadang Station (Comprehensive)

"Personal Interest Expression" Statement
Accurate Motive for Crime Under Investigation

The police arrested a man in his 70s who spray-painted graffiti at National Assembly Station on Subway Line 9.

On the 2nd, there is graffiti with words related to law and politics on the wall of National Assembly Station on Seoul Subway Line 9.
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According to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul on the 2nd, Mr. A is suspected of spray-painting phrases such as "대한민국 4부1=10" and "曰 법 정신 正?" on the wall in the direction of Exit 6 of National Assembly Station during the morning rush hour.

Seoul Metro staff erased all the graffiti around 9 a.m., and the police arrested Mr. A at approximately 12:45 p.m. after analyzing CCTV footage.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated that "the graffiti was not for political intent or promotional purposes but to express personal interests."

Mr. A is understood to have no official history of mental illness, and the police are investigating the exact motive behind the crime.

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