Yoo Seung-min: "If I become president, I will push for the introduction of 'Unbreakable Electronic Ankle Bracelets'... What is the government doing?"

"Moon, Properly Protect the People"
Mentions Electronic Ankle Bracelet Tampering and Murder Case

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, a presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is declaring his candidacy for the 20th presidential election at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 26th. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Yoo Seung-min, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party and former lawmaker, announced, "If I become president, I will push for the introduction of an 'unbreakable electronic ankle bracelet.'

On the 30th, Yoo posted on his social media (SNS) that "if abnormal behavior is detected in violent criminals with prior convictions, grounds will be established to enforce compulsory entry and other measures," adding, "the number of personnel supervising electronic ankle bracelets will be significantly increased to operate a flawless monitoring system."

Yoo also criticized the government for failing to properly fulfill its role, referring to the recent case where a violent criminal with a prior conviction cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and fled, subsequently murdering two women.

He stated, "Although the victim's bodies were found at the perpetrator's residence, the police responded three times but did not open the door due to lack of legal grounds," and questioned, "Is the Moon Jae-in administration and the Democratic Party protecting the regime rather than the people? While rushing to pass the media gag law to protect the regime, what legislation have they enacted to protect the people?"

Furthermore, Yoo said, "In the past five years, there have been an average of 17 cases per year of electronic ankle bracelet damage. During the same period, there were 292 recidivism cases among sex offenders wearing electronic ankle bracelets," urging, "I call on the administration to stop focusing solely on extending its term during the remaining short period and to concentrate on the safety of the people. The Moon Jae-in administration should stop the rushed passage of the media gag law and properly protect the people."

Meanwhile, Kang Mo, who cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and fled from a street in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 27th and surrendered to the Songpa Police Station on the 29th, confessed to murdering two women in their 40s and 50s, whom he knew before and after damaging the electronic ankle bracelet.

The police visited Kang's residence five times in total?three times on the 27th, the day the electronic ankle bracelet was damaged, and twice on the 28th?but failed to detect the murders.

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