South Korea** said on December 18 that the exterior wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace, a representative monument in Seoul, was damaged by graffiti for two consecutive days. One suspect turned himself in at noon that day.
On the 18th, the exterior wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace was again maliciously graffitied, and ** patrolled nearby.
Yonhap News Agency quoted Seoul** news that at around 10:20 pm on the 17th, ** received a report that the outer wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace had been maliciously graffiti again. The new graffiti is located on the left side of the Autumn Gate under renovation and is about 3 meters long and 1 meter high8 meters. The vandals left the name of a singer and his ** name on the wall with red spray paint.
*It is suspected that this is an imitation of the graffiti on the exterior wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace on the 16th, and at this stage, we are reviewing and analyzing the surveillance footage of the nearby roadside to carry out the investigation.
On the 16th, the staff was covering the graffiti on the west wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace.
According to **, at around 1:50 a.m. on the 16th, someone avoided roadside surveillance cameras and used red and blue spray paint to write "free movies" and suspected illegal film and television ** links on the outer walls of the Yingqiu Gate on the west side of Gyeongbokgung Palace. There is similar graffiti on the walls of the nearby National Palace Museum of Korea. The total length of these graffiti is about 44 meters. **It is suspected that there may be two suspects, and they are being tracked down through mobile phone location and other means.
A man in his 20s turned himself in at 11:45 p.m. on the 18th at the Jongno Police Station in Seoul. ** Conduct interrogations to find out if they have accomplices.
According to the relevant laws and regulations of the Republic of Korea, no one is allowed to write or engrave on the national designated cultural property, otherwise they will be ordered to restore the original state or compensate for the related expenses. Anyone who changes the status quo of nationally designated cultural heritage sites without permission or may affect the state of preservation of these properties will face up to five years in prison or 50 million won (about 27.).RMB 50,000).
Now, about 20 experts from the National Institute of Cultural Heritage and the National Palace Museum are working to repair the damaged walls, using specialized equipment and chemicals such as steam cleaners and laser technology. The Korea Cultural Heritage Agency initially expected it would take at least a week to complete the restoration, but later said it would take longer because of the more damage than expected.
The Cultural Heritage Agency plans to add 20 surveillance cameras outside the Gyeongbokgung Palace walls to enhance security.
The data shows that at this stage, 415 cameras are installed in 200 locations inside the Gyeongbokgung Palace and 14 cameras are installed in 9 locations outside the palace.
Gyeongbokgung Palace is the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty, built in 1395 by the order of Yi Sung-gye, the Taizu of the Yi Dynasty, and has been destroyed and rebuilt many times.
*: CCTV News Guangzhou** New Flower City Editor: Peng**