Yoon: "Will Supplement Stalking Prevention Law... Ensure Thorough Protection for Victims"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] President Yoon Suk-yeol stated on the 16th regarding the Sindang Station clerk stalking murder case, "We will make every effort to protect victims so that such crimes cannot take root."

On the morning of the same day, President Yoon met with reporters on his way to the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, and said that the public was deeply shocked by this incident, adding, "Although the Stalking Prevention Act was enacted last year, victim protection is insufficient." He emphasized, "Before leaving on a business trip, I will instruct the Ministry of Justice to improve the system to ensure thorough protection of victims so that such crimes cannot take root."

Meanwhile, the Seoul Jungbu Police Station applied for an arrest warrant for Jeon, an employee of Seoul Metro, on the 15th on suspicion of murdering a female colleague in her 20s at the women's restroom of Sindang Station. The victim, who worked as a clerk, was patrolling the women's restroom at Sindang Station when she was killed by Jeon, who had been stalking her. Jeon, who entered Seoul Metro at the same time as the victim, was indicted on charges including stalking the victim and was undergoing trial without detention. It is understood that he committed the crime one day before the first trial verdict was announced.

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