Police have sought an arrest warrant for a man in his 50s suspected of scribbling on Yeongdogyo Bridge in Cheonggye Stream, Seoul. Yeongdogyo is known as the place where Danjong, the sixth king of the Joseon Dynasty, and the queen had their final parting.
According to police on the 14th, the Hyehwa Police Station in Seoul applied for an arrest warrant the previous day for A, a man in his 50s.
A is accused of painting over the spot where the bridge's name was written on the 4th, changing "Yeongdogyo" to "Yeongmigyo," and writing the direction to a nearby restaurant on the ground.
During police questioning, A was quoted as saying that A mistook the bridge's name for Yeongmigyo and was trying to correct it.
While investigating the case, police confirmed that A had already been booked on a separate charge of special intimidation, and moved to secure custody by combining the Yeongdogyo scribbling as a minor offense.
Yeongdogyo in Jongno District is known as the place where Danjong, after being stripped of the throne and exiled to Cheongnyeongpo in Yeongwol, Gangwon, exchanged farewell greetings with Queen Jeongsun.