Over 5,000 apprehended for allegedly violating anti-stalking law
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More than 5,000 people were apprehended for alleged stalking in the five months following Korea's first anti-stalking law going into force, police data showed Monday.
A total of 5,248 people were detained, with 3,039 of them indicted, over the five months after the law took effect in October 2021, according to the data compiled by the National Police Agency.
Of the indicted suspects, 129 were formally arrested.
Under the anti-stalking law, stalkers can face up to three years in prison or a 30 million won ($23,300) fine for stalking or repeatedly harassing an individual by approaching, following or blocking them against their will.
The law also stipulates that police can enforce emergency measures or temporary measures to physically separate stalkers from victims. The data showed that police carried out 1,764 emergency measures and 2,469 temporary measures in the cited period. (Yonhap)