Park Beom-gye "Electronic monitoring subject cuts off electronic anklet and commits horrific crime, apologizes to the public"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye apologized, saying, "I am sorry to the public that an electronic monitoring subject committed a horrific crime," regarding the case of a man in his 50s who cut off his location tracking electronic device (electronic anklet) and murdered two women.

On the 30th, as he arrived at the Ministry of Justice Gwacheon Office, Minister Park said, "We will announce improvement measures today to ensure the effectiveness of the electronic monitoring system."

However, he added, "For the electronic monitoring system to fundamentally prevent recidivism, various budgetary and personnel issues, as well as changes in our internal organizational culture, must accompany it."

Earlier, Kang Mo (56), who was wearing an electronic anklet, damaged the device and escaped on the afternoon of the 27th. Before and after his escape, Kang murdered two women he knew and then surrendered to the police.

Criticism is emerging that the probation office, responsible for managing and supervising the electronic anklet wearer during the crime, and the police, who should have pursued and apprehended the suspect who cut off the anklet and fled, failed to respond properly.

Meanwhile, regarding the controversy over "excessive protocol" that occurred during the arrival of Afghan special contributors in Korea and their admission to the Jincheon National Human Resources Development Institute, Minister Park said, "I have things I want to say, but I hope this issue can be dropped at this point."

He stated, "Promotion and protocol are different," and added, "It seems that the Ministry of Justice's protocol culture does not meet the public's expectations, but as the person in charge, I will strive to align it with the public's perspective."

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