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Immigration Act — Article 56-7 (Safety measures using image data processing devices)

출입국관리법 제56조의7

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2026-01-23. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) The head of a Regional Immigration Service may install necessary equipment, such as an image data processing device, to the extent necessary to prevent the suicide, self-injury, escape, assault and damage of or by detainees, and to prevent detainees from harming the lives or bodies of any other detainee or from hindering safety or order in the detention facilities. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>

(2) The image data processing device referred to in paragraph (1) shall be installed and operated within the minimum extent necessary, with due regard for the human rights of detainees, etc.

(3) The installation and operation of the image data processing device, etc., the management of recorded materials and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]

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