Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Land Establish Cooperation System to Respond to Electronic Ankle Bracelet Tampering Offenders

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] On the 14th, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport signed a business agreement to respond to the damage of electronic devices by electronic monitoring subjects.

The two ministries agreed to establish a hotline between probation offices and the railway police unit to quickly share related information in case an electronic monitoring subject damages the location tracking electronic device and escapes by train. They also decided to build a cooperative system by regularizing mock drills to respond to situations involving device damage.

Yoon Woong-jang, Director of the Crime Prevention Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Justice, said, "We expect to respond more effectively to incidents such as damage to electronic devices by electronic monitoring subjects and to firmly protect the public from heinous crimes." Lim Jong-il, Director of Railway Safety Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, also said, "We will strengthen cooperation with related organizations for the safe use of railways by the public."

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