China News Service, February 5, according to South Korea’s “Joongang Ilbo”, a few days ago, the news that the Korean movie “Sowon” prototype criminal Zhao Doo-soon passed the basic living security eligibility review caused public dissatisfaction, especially among the more than 600,000 national meritorious personnel in South Korea. Many people who are unable to receive basic pensions have been hit hard. They stated that “people who sacrificed their lives for the country are not even treated as criminals.”
According to previous reports, Ansan City, South Korea, has passed the eligibility review of Cho Doo-soon’s basic living security, and his monthly welfare subsidies plus basic pensions, including a total of 1.2 million won.
Cho Doo-soon was sentenced to 12 years in prison in September 2009 for allegedly kidnapping, raping, and hurting elementary school students in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, in December 2008. He was released from prison after serving his sentence on December 12, 2020.
According to reports, Zhao Douchun can receive 300,000 won of basic pension per month on the basis that the total amount of income and assets of the elderly over 65 can receive 70% of the lower income.
As of 2021, the monthly income level for receiving basic pensions in South Korea is less than 1.69 million won for a single family and less than 2.7 million won for a family with a couple. Ansan City explained, “According to relevant regulations, Zhao Douchun and his wife, who have no income or residential assets, are of course the recipients of the basic pension.
The 71-year-old Korean-Vietnam War veteran Quan Mou lost his hearing in one ear on the battlefield, but he was not eligible to receive the basic pension because he received the honorary allowance from the National Service Department.
National meritorious persons in South Korea can receive a subsidy ranging from a minimum of 340,000 won to a maximum of 8.5 million won according to the degree of merit or disability (standard for 2021). However, the total amount of the honorary allowance is included in the “income approved amount”, and the “income approved amount” determines whether an individual is eligible to receive the basic pension, so the honorary allowance and the basic pension cannot actually be received repeatedly.
If the total amount of honorary rewards received due to greater credit or severe disability is higher, then this will push up the total income approved. Therefore, the basic pensions for those who have merit in these countries are “zero”.
However, some national meritorious persons with less disability can receive even less basic pension than Zhao Douchun.
A national meritorious person in South Korea, Choi Jung-ho (transliteration) is a grade 6 disabled military policeman who receives 1.75 million won a month as a pension. Choi’s basic pension in 2021 is 240,000 won, which is 60,000 won less than Cho Doo-soon.
South Korea took this initiative to prevent income reversal caused by repeated receipts, so if the income is higher, part of the basic pension will be deducted.
Cui Zhenghao complained that “the basic pension that criminals can get, but these veterans who sacrificed for the country can’t get it. This is too unreasonable.”
Earlier, a post titled “Don’t give Jo Doo-soon a basic living allowance” appeared on the South Korean Blue House national petition website, which wrote, “Joe Doo-soon has committed an embarrassing act because he, a family has to endure incurable injuries. “,”But, 1.2 million won to such a person every month? It is really unacceptable. Nowadays, there are as many as 61,000 people supporting this petition.
(Original title: Approval of the criminal subsistence allowance in the Han Suyuan case cited public outrage veterans as “not as good as criminals”)
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