“They Won’t Budge Even When Told to Leave” ... Frustration Over Tourists at Jeju’s Oedolgae Sea Stack

[Financial News]  Tourists believed to be Chinese were spotted entering a restricted area and taking photos at Oedolgae Sea Stack in Seogwipo City, Jeju. A citizen who witnessed them asked them to come out, but some of the tourists allegedly glared at the citizen instead.
On the 12th, JTBC’s ‘Scandal Supervisor’ aired footage filmed on the 11th near Oedolgae Sea Stack in Seogwipo City by tipster A, who was traveling on Jeju Island. Oedolgae is a stone pillar about 20 meters high and has been designated Scenic Site No. 79, a nationally designated heritage site.
The footage shows tourists climbing over a wooden fence to take photos in an area marked with a sign prohibiting entry.
A initially thought they were Korean and warned them not to enter the area inside the fence. After hearing the group speaking Chinese, A presumed they were Chinese tourists.
A said that they asked in English which country the tourists were from, but no one answered. A also said some of the tourists even glared at them while seated. Their actual nationalities have not been confirmed.
Concerned that the tourists’ unauthorized entry could damage the natural heritage, A filed a related complaint with Seogwipo City Hall.
Footage was also released last month showing tourists entering a restricted area at Oedolgae Sea Stack and taking photos. At the time, the tipster also claimed that the tourists were Chinese.

Meanwhile entering an area where access is prohibited without a justifiable reason may be punishable as unauthorized entry under the Punishment of Minor Offenses Act. The fixed penalty for unauthorized entry is 20,000 won. If the case is brought to trial, the person may be sentenced under Article 3(1), No. 37 of the same act to a fine of up to 100,000 won, detention, or a minor fine.


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