A scene where Choi In-ho, Gwanak-gu councilor (left) and Choi Gu, publicized on their YouTube that “Women’s safe way home has been abolished.” Gwanak-gu Council website, screenshot from Choi In-ho’s YouTube account
Choi In-ho, a member of Gwanak-gu, a member of People’s Power, claimed on his YouTube account last year that he had achieved “the complete abolition of Korea’s first women’s safe return road” on his YouTube account, but as a result of the’Hankyoreh’ coverage, it was confirmed that it was false and exaggerated publicity. It is true that the budget for ‘Women’s Safe Way Back Home’ was transferred from the Gender Equality and Family Division to the Urban Planning Division because of Congressman Choi’s point, but the use of the budget was the same as the original plan. Gwanak-gu said, “We are discussing ways to strengthen women’s safety policies.” On the 21st, an official from Gwanak-gu said in relation to the budget of 74 million won for the ‘Women’s Safe Way Home’, which was an issue at last year’s budget settlement special committee, Choi In-ho, a district councilor, said, “Solar markers (solar power It was used to install floor signs, etc.),” he said. Safe way home for women is to select high-crime areas together with the community center and police station, and canceling it also requires consultation with the local police station. Gwanak-gu budgeted 74 million won last year for the installation of signs and lights to designate 3 additional locations in addition to the existing 11 locations. Because of Choi Gu’s point, the budget was included in the urban planning and ‘Safe Alley’ project, but it was actually used for the women’s safe return area that was planned. Contrary to Congressman Guo Choi’s claim that it was “abolished,” there is no area where the designation of women’s safe return road has been lifted because of his point. Gwanak-gu is in the position that it continues to strengthen women’s safety policies after the so-called “Shillim-dong attempted rape case” in which a man in his 30s tried to break into a woman’s house in 2019. An official from Gwanak-gu said, “The crime rate has been reduced by steadily implementing women-friendly policies.” As of the afternoon of the 21st, on the website of the Gwanak-gu Council, nearly 1,600 posts urging Choi to resign have been posted. Reporter Park Da-hae doall@hani.co.kr
2023-08-21 07:19:39
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