Police have launched a compulsory investigation into a Sungshin Women's University student who staged a "lacquer spray protest" opposing the possibility of admitting male students in 2024.

Students, including the Student Council of Sungshin Women's University, post statements condemning the admission of male students to the International Studies Department on the Donam Campus in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, in the afternoon on the 15th. /Courtesy of News1

According to police and others on the 15th, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul conducted a search and seizure of the residence and other locations of a Sungshin Women's University student, identified only as A, who is suspected of property damage.

Sungshin Women's University students held protests on campus in Nov. 2024 after the school left open Namsung applications only for the Department of International Studies in the 2025 admissions. When some students wrote messages in lacquer on campus buildings and facilities, the school filed complaints against them on charges including property damage.

Police recently analyzed CCTV footage, identified the suspect, booked the person on charges of property damage, and then carried out a search and seizure to secure materials related to the allegations, according to reports.

This is the first time police have carried out a compulsory investigation in connection with lacquer spray protests that took place at women's universities such as Sungshin Women's University and Dongduk Women's University.

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