{
  "id": 17926063,
  "title": "Gov't to add 9 types of behavior to legal definition of stalking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/govt-to-add-9-types-of-behavior-to-legal-definition-of-stalking-17926063",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261103/govt-to-add-9-types-of-behavior-to-legal-definition-of-stalking"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government is proposing to broaden the legal definition of stalking to encompass nine distinct behaviors, according to the justice ministry. This amendment to the Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking was submitted on October 26. The nine new behaviors include forcing victims to remain in a relationship, monitoring their whereabouts, informing them of surveillance, exerting digital control, disrupting social connections, controlling access to private information, instilling fear, threatening pets, and isolating victims.\n\nCurrently, these actions are not recognized as separate forms of stalking under existing law, which hampers law enforcement's ability to intervene until physical assault or bodily injury occurs. If the amendment is approved, authorities will have the power to safeguard victims prior to such severe incidents.",
  "summary": "The government is pushing to expand the definition of stalking to include tracking victims' locations and monitoring their social media activity, among other actions, as part of efforts to swiftly separate perpetrators from victims, the justice ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said an amendment to the Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking was proposed Oct. 26 to make nine types of controlling…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Gov't to add 9 types of behavior to legal definition of stalking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/govt-to-add-9-types-of-behavior-to-legal-definition-of-stalking",
        "published": "2026-11-03T05:59:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}