Police said a male suspect in his 50s accused of damaging roof tiles on the wall of Jongmyo, a UNESCO World Heritage site, admitted to the charges.
An official at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said at a regular press briefing on the 22nd, regarding the damage to Jongmyo's roof tiles, "The suspect is admitting to the charges during questioning," adding, "We will continue to verify the motive during the detention period."
Suspect A is accused of damaging 10 roof tiles at three sections of the outer wall of Jongmyo at about 12:54 a.m. on the 15th. On the 20th, after a pre-arrest warrant hearing, a detention warrant was issued for A.
The Korea Heritage Service concluded through closed-circuit (CC) TV that A, who was intoxicated at the time, damaged the tiles by shaking and pulling them by hand while moving from the Seosunra-gil direction toward Oedaemun, the main gate of Jongmyo. The damaged tiles were all repaired at about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the damage.
Meanwhile, an official at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said that in the case of a terror warning post uploaded on Dongguk University's online community on the 11th of this month, the poster turned themself in the next day. Police booked B without detention on charges of public intimidation and are investigating.
B is accused of writing a post titled "Dongguk University Young Camp Festival terror warning," stating an intention to carry out a terror attack on the 16th of this month and urging people not to gather.