The Korean National Police Agency has launched an internal affairs inspection to determine whether the police response was appropriate in connection with the "stalking murder case" that occurred in Namyangju, Gyeonggi.
The Korean National Police Agency's internal affairs office said on the 16th that it will "swiftly investigate the overall process of handling the case and take stern action based on the results."
It appears to be in line with an order from President Lee Jae-myung. Senior presidential secretary for public communication Lee Kyu-yeon said in a briefing at Chunchugwan that afternoon, "President Lee sternly rebuked that the response by the relevant authorities was slow and fell far short of the public's expectations," adding, "While mourning the victim and conveying deep regret to the bereaved family, he ordered that those responsible for this situation among the relevant officials be subjected to internal inspection and be dealt with sternly."
On the 14th in the morning in Onam-eup, Namyangju, a man in his 40s, identified as A, who was wearing a location-tracking electronic device (ankle monitor), killed a woman in her 20s. Before the crime, the victim had called the police multiple times and was wearing a "smart watch" as part of police protection measures, but the crime was not prevented, putting the police response under scrutiny.
A fled after the crime but was caught. The police sought an arrest warrant for A that day, and prosecutors accepted it and requested it from the court.