SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Stalking crimes have increased in the past three years since the enactment of the anti-stalking law in 2021, a lawmaker said, citing government data. The number of such crimes stood at 13,283 last year, up 26 percent from 10,545 cases in 2022, according to the Office for Government Policy [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Less than one in four suspects indicted for alleged stalking crimes have been sentenced to prison terms, whereas the number of suspended sentences and acquittals increased, data showed Tuesday. Of the 959 people indicted for violating the Stalking Punishment Act last year, only 22.73 percent, or 218 suspects, received [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) agreed Thursday to consider reviewing all stalking cases reported to the police, amid public outrage over an alleged stalking and murder case at a Seoul subway station last week. The agreement was made after the justice ministry and the police [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — An anti-stalking law took effect on Thursday, enabling the punishment of perpetrators with up to three years in prison. It is the first South Korean law that has been enacted specifically targeting stalking. Previously, the act of stalking was classified in the Criminal Code as a misdemeanor subject to [...]