Police Conduct Full Probe into Relationship-Related Crimes, Apply for More Than 200 Arrest Warrants

65% of more than 40,000 relationship-related crime cases investigated
Arrest warrants sought for suspects requiring detention

Hong Seokgi, Chief of the National Office of Investigation, Yonhap News Agency

Police said they had applied for more than 200 arrest warrants while conducting a full investigation into around 40,000 relationship-related crimes.

Hong Seokgi, chief of the National Office of Investigation, said at a regular press briefing on Oct. 27, "As of Oct. 26, 43,712 cases were subject to the full investigation into relationship-related crimes, and we had investigated 28,396 of them, or 65%." He added, "We have applied for 203 arrest warrants, requested detention in 284 cases and sought the attachment of electronic monitoring devices in 203 cases, and are taking active measures."

When conducting a full investigation into specific offenses, police often apply for arrest warrants for suspects whose detention is necessary. Typically, a significant number of these applications are rejected.

Regarding the police's inadequate response to relationship-related crimes, including the murder of a mother-in-law in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Hong said, "The victim died, and the police's passive response came to light in the process." He added, "We have launched focused efforts to respond to relationship-related crimes. We will conduct a comprehensive review to check for problems with existing measures and do everything possible to protect victims, including separating them from perpetrators."

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