Electronic Tag Rules Broken 13 Times, Culminating in Murder... Surveillance Network's Flaws Exposed

Mr. Kim, a man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman he was stalking in Namyangju, was found to have habitually violated compliance rules even during his past period under electronic tag monitoring. This case clearly exposes flaws in the national management system designed to prevent repeat offenses.

Mr. Kim was sentenced to three years in prison in 2013 for charges including assault and battery during rape, and was released in 2016. Upon release, he was fitted with an electronic tag and subject to restrictions on alcohol consumption and nighttime outings. Although he received these restrictions along with the electronic tag after serving his sentence for charges including assault and battery during rape, he violated them multiple times. Mr. Kim was sentenced to three years in prison in 2013 for charges including assault and battery during rape and released in 2016, but subsequently undertook unauthorized departures a total of 13 times over the following three years.

Between 2017 and 2019, a period of three years, Mr. Kim violated his departure restriction orders 13 times. In 2017 alone, he refused mandatory periodic psychiatric evaluations ordered by the court 12 times and violated alcohol restrictions three times.

Mr. Kim was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for violations of compliance rules, unlicensed driving, and attempted pimping. It was also confirmed that after his second release from prison, he was prosecuted twice more for violating departure restrictions and causing disturbances while intoxicated.