Men Who Damaged Haeundae Sand Festival Works Ordered to Pay Hundreds of Thousands of Won in Compensation

Busan Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Men who damaged sand sculpture works in Haeundae compensated the district office with hundreds of thousands of won.

According to the Busan Police Agency and Haeundae District Office on the 27th, around 9:30 p.m. on the 23rd of last month, men in their 40s, Mr. A and Mr. B, climbed onto the sand sculpture works at Haeundae Beach and damaged the works.

Although a control line was set up around the works, intoxicated Mr. A and Mr. B crossed the control line and damaged the works.

Mr. A and others admitted their wrongdoing in damaging the works and compensated the district office with 5 million won.

The prosecution decided to suspend indictment on the grounds that Mr. A and others compensated for the damage.

During the Haeundae Sand Festival held from the 20th to the 24th, about 853,000 people visited, exceeding the number of visitors before COVID-19.