'Soon Jodusun to be released'... Most sex offenders with electronic anklets damaged in southern Gyeonggi

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] With the release of sex offender Jo Doo-soon just over two months away, anxiety among residents in southern Gyeonggi areas such as Ansan is growing. It has been revealed that the region with the highest number of sex offenders who have tampered with electronic monitoring devices is southern Gyeonggi Province.

According to an analysis of National Assembly audit data submitted by the National Police Agency to Han Byung-do, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, a total of 716 people violated the Electronic Monitoring Act from 2016 to September 2020. Among them, 172 were found to reside in Gyeonggi Province.

By regional police agency, southern Gyeonggi had the highest number with 145 cases, followed by Seoul with 99, North Gyeongsang 58, Busan 57, South Jeolla 50, Daegu 47, South Gyeongsang 38, South Chungcheong 31, Gangwon 30, northern Gyeonggi 27, North Jeolla 26, Incheon 23, Ulsan 21, Gwangju 20, North Chungcheong 17, Daejeon 16, Jeju 9, and Sejong 2.

In particular, among the 172 sex offenders in Gyeonggi Province who violated the Electronic Monitoring Act, 145 belonged to the southern Gyeonggi police agency, which includes Ansan. Given that Jo Doo-soon has expressed his intention to return to Ansan after his release, this fact is said to be increasing residents' anxiety.

Han Byung-do, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Additionally, it was found that the southern Gyeonggi police agency does not have a 'Victim Protection Promotion Committee' to implement victim protection and support policies tailored to local conditions and circumstances.

There are four regional police agencies without a 'Victim Protection Promotion Committee': southern Gyeonggi, Busan, Gwangju, and Sejong.

Assemblyman Han stated, "Considering the high frequency of electronic monitoring device tampering incidents in Gyeonggi Province, more thorough measures are necessary," and added, "With public concern growing ahead of Jo Doo-soon's release, the southern Gyeonggi police agency needs to immediately establish a Victim Protection Committee and begin implementing victim protection policies suited to the characteristics of the region."

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