"Will Track Them Down for Financial Penalties": Hunt Underway for Foreigners Who Fled After Graffiti Vandalism in Busan

[Anchor] We previously reported on the so-called "graffiti terror" incident last week, where a subway train in Busan was defaced. Have the suspects been identified?

[Reporter] Yes, police investigation has confirmed that the suspects are two foreign nationals from Australia and Belgium.

On June 23, they trespassed into a Busan Metro train depot and spray-painted large graffiti across two cars of a subway train before fleeing the scene.

Immediately after the crime, they traveled to Seoul via KTX. Although they wore masks and changed their clothes multiple times to evade police surveillance, their movements were captured on CCTV.

They departed for Brunei the day after the incident.

Police believe the suspects committed the act to gain notoriety by posting photos of their vandalism of public facilities online.

The issue is that restoring the train to its original state will cost 3.65 million won.

The Busan Transportation Corporation plans to file a claim for damages, including compensation for mental distress, just as they did in 2022 when they successfully extradited a suspect in a similar case from abroad and recovered the costs.

The police also stated that they intend to track the suspects down and bring them back to Korea through an Interpol Red Notice.

(Source: Busan Transportation Corporation)
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