Individuals in Their 20s Arrested for Detaining Acquaintance Over Unpaid 5 Million Won Loan

Two Arrested on Joint Unlawful Confinement Charges
Police Pursuing Two Additional Accomplices

Exterior of Gwangju Western Police Station.

A group of individuals in their 20s was apprehended by the police for detaining an acquaintance in a motel for nine days because the acquaintance failed to repay a loan of 5 million won.

On March 19, Gwangju Seobu Police Station announced that they had arrested two individuals in their 20s, including a suspect referred to as A, on the spot for the charge of joint unlawful confinement after locking up their acquaintance in a motel.

According to the police, on the morning of March 10 around 10 a.m., A and their accomplices picked up the victim, referred to as B, also in their 20s, in Seoul and brought them to Gwangju by car, where they confined B in a motel in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, for nine days.

Investigations revealed that the suspects committed the crime out of resentment after B failed to repay the borrowed amount of 5 million won.

Responding to a report from one of B’s acquaintances, the police launched a search and arrested A and another accomplice at the motel at approximately 11:15 p.m. the previous day. Fortunately, it was confirmed that the rescued victim B had no significant injuries or health issues.

The police are currently investigating the precise circumstances of the incident involving those arrested, while also pursuing two other suspects believed to have been involved in the confinement.

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