"Graffiti Vandalism on Newly Built Apartment: 'Will Paint 100 Units with Lacquer'"

"Perpetrator with Lacquer Paint Suspected to Be a Foreign Worker"
Construction Company States "Will Request Investigation"

At a newly constructed apartment site in Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province, graffiti with hostile content written in red lacquer was discovered. The construction company decided to request a police investigation on charges of property damage.

On the 22nd, Yonhap News reported, "Graffiti written in red lacquer was found by site workers on various places such as the interior living room wall art tiles and window glass of an apartment under construction in Unjeong New Town, Paju-si."

On the 21st, there was graffiti made with lacquer inside a newly constructed apartment building site in Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The graffiti included phrases such as "Poorly managed," "Will lacquer 100 households," and "Prepare yourself." So far, only one household has been identified as having graffiti.

Worker A, who discovered the graffiti, said, "It seems someone dissatisfied with the site management, but even after reading the sentences, I couldn't understand exactly what they meant," adding, "Judging by the poor Korean, I think it might be a foreign worker." The construction company B, responsible for the apartment, regarded the damage as serious and decided to request a police investigation on charges of property damage.

On the 21st, there was graffiti made with lacquer inside a newly constructed apartment building site in Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province. [Image source=Yonhap News]

A representative from company B speculated, "It appears to be the act of a vehicle owner who received a no illegal parking sticker." They added, "The damaged parts of the household have been demolished, and full reconstruction is planned. There will be no damage to the households moving in next year."

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