[On-site Video] "Please Enforce Strict Punishment..." Murderer Who Damaged 'Jeonjabaljji'... Citizens' Outrage

[Asia Economy Reporters Seunggon Han, PD Jingeun Yoon] "Strong measures are necessary." , "I hope the electronic anklet system is improved."

Public outrage is growing over sex offender Kang Mo, who cut off his location tracking electronic device (electronic anklet), fled, and murdered two women. Citizens unanimously called for stronger punishment along with improvements to the electronic anklet system.

According to media reports on the 31st, Kang, who cut off his electronic anklet and fled, surrendered to the Seoul Songpa Police Station around 8 a.m. on the 29th and confessed to killing two women.

Kang is a 14-time repeat offender who served 15 years in prison for special forcible molestation and was under protective custody re-enforcement from October last year until his release on May 6 this year.

Afterward, Kang lived wearing the electronic anklet but on the 27th at 5:31 p.m., he cut off the anklet on the streets of Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, and fled. He discarded the anklet near Mongchontoseong Station on Subway Line 8, traveled to Seoul Station, abandoned a rental car, and disappeared.

The first murder occurred between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on the 26th, before Kang cut off the anklet and fled, and the second murder took place around 3 a.m. on the 29th after his escape. The bodies were found at Kang’s residence and in his vehicle, respectively.

Citizens were horrified. They questioned how such horrific crimes could be committed while wearing an electronic anklet. This raised criticism that supervision was lax. Citizens met in Chodong, Jung-gu, Seoul, and collectively urged improvements to the electronic anklet system.

A company employee, A (27), said, "Stronger measures are needed," adding, "Since the location of the anklet is not visible, people don’t know (that the person is a sex offender). That’s why these incidents happen." He emphasized, "Sex crimes are serious crimes; we need to increase manpower."

Another office worker, B (31, female), said, "I have been skeptical about the electronic anklet system for a long time. The anklet is more about psychologically pressuring offenders than preventing crimes, and I have doubts about its effectiveness in preventing recidivism." She criticized, "Wearing the anklet on the ankle is a measure that considers the human rights of offenders."

There were also calls to improve the electronic anklet system. A worker in their 20s said, "Even if electronic anklets are worn by sex offenders, management is not well done," emphasizing, "A systematic management system that can properly monitor them must be established." He added, "Rather than relying on people, it would be good to have a management system that supplements manpower limitations with advanced scientific technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence)."

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