Detention Extension for Kang Yoon-sung in 'Electronic Ankle Bracelet Murder' Case... Citizen Jury Trial to Proceed as Planned

Kang Yoon-sung (57), who was prosecuted for damaging an electronic anklet and murdering two women

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] The detention of Kang Yoon-seong (57), who was charged with damaging an electronic ankle bracelet and murdering two women, has been extended.

The 12th Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Chief Judge Lee Jong-chae) announced on the 22nd that an additional detention warrant for Kang has been issued.

Kang was detained and indicted on September 24 of last year. According to the Criminal Procedure Act, which limits detention periods to a maximum of six months per trial stage, his detention is scheduled to expire at the end of this month.

Kang's lawyer, Choi Ik-gu, explained, "The previous detention warrant was issued for charges including murder, robbery-murder, and violation of the law on electronic monitoring devices, whereas the warrant issued this time applies to the remaining charges (fraud, Specialized Credit Finance Business Act, etc.). The detention period is two months and can be extended twice, so there is no problem proceeding with the citizen trial scheduled for May."

During the hearing held this morning, the court gave Kang an opportunity to speak, but he said, "I have nothing to say."

Kang was detained and indicted last August on charges of murdering a woman in her 40s at his home, cutting off his electronic ankle bracelet and fleeing the next afternoon, and then murdering another woman in her 50s (murder, robbery-murder, etc.).

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