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5 years on, Korea’s anti-stalking law confronts the violence it was meant to stop

· By Hwang Sun-jun
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Three recent killings, one in Songpa-gu in Seoul, another on Jeju Island, and third in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, have raised questions about the effectiveness of South Korea’s anti-stalking law and its victim-protection system. In each case, police had received prior reports about the suspect. “We cannot protec…

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