The police in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province are intensifying their investigation into a series of private revenge actions facilitated by an organized group, focusing on both the perpetrators and the clients who commissioned these acts.
In South Korea's Gyeonggi Province, incidents of private revenge where individuals paid to vandalize others' properties have prompted the police to escalate their investigation into the leadership of the involved organizations. On September 9, the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency announced that it would merge its investigation into recent cases occurring in Gunpo, Hwaseong, and Pyeongtaek from late last year to this year. This follows the arrests of multiple suspects who carried out these acts of revenge, where they used Telegram to coordinate and receive cryptocurrencies totaling around 500,000 to 1,000,000 won for defacing properties with red lacquer or throwing waste materials, including food scraps and human feces.
The police are particularly focusing on uncovering the potential organized structure behind these acts and have indicated that there may be leaders directing these operations. Authorities believe that a more systematic criminal organization could be behind the incidents, warranting a concentrated investigative effort. Additionally, police are concurrently examining those who commissioned these revenge acts to understand the network more thoroughly and deter such behavior in the future.
This type of revenge hiring has not only been reported in Gyeonggi Province but has also been confirmed to occur in other regions, though currently, there are no new cases registered in the southern Gyeonggi area beyond the four that are actively under investigation. The police have stressed the seriousness of the issue and the necessity for a professional response to dismantle such revenge organizations which exploit grievances for financial gain.
