President Lee on 'Cho Doo-soon's Tampering With Electronic Monitor': "Needs a Thorough Review"

Asked Justice Ministry via Facebook to review electronic monitoring system
"Improve the system and procedures if deficiencies are found"

President Lee Jae-myung has asked the Ministry of Justice to review the electronic monitoring system.

President Lee Jaemyung delivers closing remarks at a public briefing on the Korean Green Transformation (K-GX) strategy, held at a conference venue in Seoul on the 7th. Yonhap News Agency.

On October 8, President Lee posted an article on Facebook about child sex offender Cho Doo-soon damaging the electronic monitoring device at his residence. He said, "The Ministry of Justice should verify the facts and thoroughly review whether the electronic monitoring system worked properly."

He added, "If any deficiencies are found, please immediately improve the system and procedures," and said, "There must be no gaps, however small, when it comes to public safety."

According to indictments, court rulings and other documents obtained by Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Kim Dong-ah from the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court, Cho damaged the external antenna of the home monitoring device installed at his residence on June 3, 2025, but his probation officer did not discover the damage until June 9 that year.

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