A man in his 20s has been arrested by police for a so-called "private revenge-for-hire" crime, in which he was paid to vandalize another person's residence.
According to police on Wednesday, the Seoul Guro Police Station made an emergency arrest of the man, identified as A, on Saturday on charges of spraying soy sauce and lacquer paint on the front door of an apartment in Seoul on October 30.
Police applied charges of intimidation, trespassing and property destruction against A and filed for an arrest warrant. The Seoul Southern District Court held a pre-arrest interrogation (warrant review) for A on Wednesday afternoon.
Police tracked down and apprehended A based on CCTV footage and related materials. A was found to be a foot soldier in a revenge-for-hire ring that police are currently investigating. He is reported to have received approximately 800,000 won in exchange for committing the crime.
During the investigation, police reportedly secured testimony and related evidence indicating that the client who commissioned the revenge had harbored a grudge after his prior sexual violence record was exposed and ordered the attack against the victim.
