Yoon calls for fundamental measures against random crimes

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo enter a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, Aug. 21. Yonhap

President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday to come up with fundamental measures against random crimes, his spokesperson said, amid a series of brutal incidents that have shocked the nation.

The instruction came two days after a woman died after being raped and beaten by a stranger on a hiking trail in broad daylight. The incident followed back-to-back stabbing sprees that left a total of two people dead and 16 others wounded.

"Please come up with fundamental measures against 'dont-ask-why' crimes, including measures to enhance public safety capabilities," Yoon told Han during a weekly meeting where they discussed economic and public livelihood issues, according to presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon. (Yonhap)