The 347th extraordinary session of the South Chungcheong Provincial Council held on the 11th
Governor Kim Tae-heum and Provincial Assemblyman Kim Seon-tae engage in a war of words
South Chungcheong Province Governor Kim Tae-heum is announcing measures related to the discharge of contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant at the South Chungcheong Provincial Office on August 24. yunhap news
While public libraries in the South Chungcheong region restricted access to some books related to sex education and gender equality, civic groups and related book authors filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (Human Rights Commission), calling it a “violation of human rights.” South Chungcheong Province Governor Kim Tae-heum said, “We will follow the decision of the Human Rights Commission.” He said, “I have no thoughts,” sparking controversy. At the second plenary session of the 347th Extraordinary Session of the South Chungcheong Provincial Council held on the 11th, a war of words broke out between Provincial Assemblyman Kim Seon-tae (Democratic Party of Korea) and Governor Kim over South Chungcheong Province’s measure to restrict reading of some books on sex education and gender equality. Regarding the provincial governor’s decision to determine the harmfulness of certain books and restrict reading, Rep. Kim said, “Social consensus is needed, and such a disposition is in line with the Constitution, which is our society’s greatest promise, including freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and restrictions on censorship.” “It is a problem that may conflict with the guaranteed value,” he pointed out. Rep. Kim continued, “Individual libraries can make their own decisions because librarians are plagued with complaints, but this is the first time (South Chungcheong Province) that an administrative agency has disposed of something like this, and that is why it is becoming more controversial,” and Governor Kim called it “anachronistic administration.” was strongly criticized for doing so. When Rep. Kim asked, “The Human Rights Commission will make a decision, do you have any intention of following it?” Governor Kim responded, “Even if there is such a decision from the Human Rights Commission, I will not follow it.” Governor Kim also said, “Isn’t the Human Rights Commission the best line?” and added, “I will take legal action in my own way.”
This is Governor Kim Tae-heum answering a question from Provincial Assemblyman Kim Seon-tae at the 2nd plenary session of the 347th Extraordinary Session of the South Chungcheong Provincial Council held on the 11th. Capture of video meeting minutes of South Chungcheong Provincial Council
When Assemblyman Kim immediately pointed out the inappropriateness of the governor’s statement that he would not follow the recommendations of state agencies, Governor Kim said, “The Human Rights Commission is not 100% legally binding,” and “As long as I am the governor, I will not take back this part.” “I think I won’t do it,” he replied in a strong tone. Last July, when provincial lawmaker Ji Min-gyu (People Power Party) urged the provincial council to take action, saying that some books related to sex education in public libraries contained inappropriate expressions, Governor Kim took measures to place the books in a separate space and restrict their reading. drunk Civic groups such as the Provincial Governor’s Action for the Enactment of Anti-Discrimination (Cha Je-yeon) protested against the action, calling it “censorship and a violation of human rights,” and filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on the 8th, targeting the South Chungcheong Province Governor, the South Chungcheong Province Superintendent of Education, and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as defendants. According to Article 25 of the National Human Rights Commission Act, if the committee deems it necessary to protect and improve human rights, it may recommend improvement or correction of policies and practices or express opinions to relevant organizations. The head of the relevant agency or other organization that has received the recommendation must respect and strive to implement the recommendation, and must notify the Committee of the implementation plan for the recommendation within 90 days from the date of receiving the recommendation. The Human Rights Commission has not yet made a decision on restrictions on reading books.
Provincial lawmaker Kim Seon-tae is asking a question to Governor Kim Tae-heum at the second plenary session of the 347th extraordinary session of the South Chungcheong Provincial Council held on the 11th. Capture of video meeting minutes of South Chungcheong Provincial Council
As Governor Kim’s remarks became known, Chungnam Cha Je-yeon and others issued a comment on the 11th saying, “South Chungcheong Governor Kim Tae-heum is not an autocratic monarch above the rule of law and democracy,” and condemned the South Chungcheong Governor for not complying with the Human Rights Commission’s decision. Chungnam Cha Je-yeon said, “Making a stance to reject the decision of the Human Rights Commission even though it hasn’t been made is just self-righteousness and arrogance, claiming that only one’s thoughts are right and rejecting the opinions of citizens with different opinions.” He added, “This is a denial of the rule of law and democracy and a violation of good law. “This was a remark that went beyond the limits, so please correct it immediately and apologize,” he urged. Lee Jin-sook, an activist at Chungnam Chajeon, said, “The judiciary enforces it through punishment, but the reason why the Human Rights Commission’s decision does not have coercive force is because the purpose of the human rights organization is to strengthen the human rights capacity of the government or institution to realize what constitutes a human rights violation and prevent the same mistake from repeating.” “It is surprising that the governor can make a statement denying this at the provincial council,” he said. Reporter Yang Seon-ah anmadang@hani.co.kr
2023-09-13 06:15:45
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