Serial Killer Kang Ho-soon's Prison Letter Pleading "Save Me"... Also Mentions Jo Joo-bin and President Moon

Kang Ho-soon "Prison Officer Threatened Me, Saying It Will Be Harder From Now On"
Ministry of Justice "This Is Not True"

A letter from Kang Ho-soon arrived at the MBC News Bureau.
Photo by MBC

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Kang Ho-soon, who committed brutal serial murders, claimed that he and Jo Joo-bin, who is housed in the adjacent cell in prison, suffered human rights violations within the prison. However, the Ministry of Justice stated that his claims are not true.

According to the Ministry of Justice on the 25th, Kang Ho-soon, who was sentenced to death in 2009, recently sent letters to the Minister of Justice, the National Human Rights Commission, and the media, claiming that "he has suffered human rights violations in Seoul Detention Center where he is incarcerated."

According to the letter, Kang Ho-soon stated, "There are many unjust things happening in the prison," and "I am being investigated due to false accusations by the staff and it seems I will soon be punished. It also seems I will be transferred to a provincial prison next year." He also said, "There was a problem in the handling process of a recent accident inside the detention center, and when I requested information disclosure about this accident, a correctional officer threatened me by saying 'it will be harder for you from now on.'"

He continued, "For the first time in 13 years of incarceration, I applied for a meeting with the warden and sued a correctional officer at Uiwang Police Station, but the result was 'dismissal.' Even after that, feeling wronged, whenever I reported minor corruption, they schemed to create bigger crimes. Please rescue me quickly amid these difficulties," he appealed.

Jo Joo-bin, who is accused of operating the 'Doctor's Room' on Telegram and producing and distributing sexual exploitation materials. / Photo by Yonhap News

In the letter, Kang Ho-soon also mentioned Jo Joo-bin, the operator of the 'Baksa Room.' He stated, "Jo Joo-bin was also falsely accused and forcibly punished." He added, "Human rights violations are rampant inside the detention center, and correctional officers are committing illegal acts," and said he sent an urgent relief petition to President Moon Jae-in.

In response, the Ministry of Justice explained, "It is true that Kang Ho-soon was investigated at Seoul Detention Center, but it was not due to false accusations," and "there was no confirmation of threats by correctional officers." Regarding Kang Ho-soon's claim that he was unable to meet with the warden, they replied, "Kang Ho-soon applied for a meeting with the warden around May 2021 and met with the deputy warden."

However, regarding Jo Joo-bin, they stated that since he is a third-party inmate, it is difficult to disclose the truth of the matter.

Meanwhile, Kang Ho-soon set fire to a house in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, in October 2005, killing his mother-in-law and wife, and until 2008, he abducted and brutally murdered seven women in southwestern Gyeonggi. He was sentenced to death in 2009 and is currently serving his sentence at Seoul Detention Center.

Jo Joo-bin is also incarcerated at Seoul Detention Center and is accused of operating the 'Baksa Room' on Telegram, producing and distributing sexually exploitative materials.

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