SEOUL: A new mobile application in South Korea will allow stalking victims to track their stalkers' whereabouts, the justice ministry said Sunday (April 5), as authorities seek to bolster protection for victims following the killing of a young woman last month, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The app, set to launch in June after a trial, will allow victims to check the location of a stalker wearing an ankle monitor when the person comes within a certain distance.
The move comes after authorities faced criticism following the killing of a woman in her 20s by her stalker last month.
The stalker, who was wearing an ankle monitor and was subject to multiple restraining orders, killed the victim, even though she was wearing a smartwatch as a subject of police protection.
The ministry is currently working to integrate its location-tracking system with that of the police so that police officers can respond swiftly to cases involving stalking victims and their harassers. - Bernama-Yonhap
