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Improving Victim Support System: Minister of Justice Promises Action for Busan Roundhouse Kick Incident

Money Today Reporter Jeong Kyeong-hoon | 2023.10.17 20:13

[서울=뉴시스] Reporter Kim Myeong-won = Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon is attending a cabinet meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 17th and listening to Prime Minister Han Deok-soo’s remarks. 2023.10.17. Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon directly called Mr. A (27), the victim of the ‘Busan roundhouse kick incident’, and promised to improve the victim support system.

According to the office of Rep. Jo Jeong-hoon, a member of the National Assembly for Transformation of the Times, on the 17th, Minister Han called Mr. A on the afternoon of the 12th, the day after the National Assembly’s inspection of the Ministry of Justice, and said, “All the ideas expressed in the inspection are the same as mine,” and “There are some things that take time to implement. “Basically, of course we are trying to go in that direction.”

Regarding the perpetrator, Minister Han said, “He is a bad guy.” He added, “I am taking extra care of the situation after he is imprisoned, and I will ensure that he is properly imprisoned and does not make a fuss while inside so that you do not have anything to worry about in the future.”

At the Ministry of Justice’s audit of government affairs on the 11th, Rep. Cho played a video of his interview with Mr. A. Mr. A said in this video, “The focus is only on punishing the perpetrator and the welfare of the crime victims is not being achieved.” He went on to say, “I had to apply for crime victim relief because I wasn’t connected to any center,” and added, “I think we should become a society that takes care of the rights of victims.”

After watching the video at the National Assembly’s inspection, Minister Han said, “I think you must have felt that there was a lot lacking, and I apologize. I 100% agree with the statement that we must empathize with the victims.” After the National Assembly inspection, Minister Han contacted Rep. Cho and said, “I would like to apologize directly to the victim,” and it was confirmed that Rep. Cho arranged a phone call between Minister Han and Mr. A.

In a phone call with a minister, Mr. A said, “We are trying to improve the system with the determination to die 20 years later (when the perpetrator is released),” and “There is not even a two-way notification smartwatch service established, so in the current situation (when the perpetrator is released), we are trying to improve the system.” ) I have no choice but to die,” he said. Minister Han replied, “If you give us good words as a preventive measure, I will take it seriously and reflect it as much as possible,” and added, “I am sorry for not paying attention.”

In a phone call with Money Today, Mr. A said, “When I said I would write down the victim support system that I felt was inadequate and send it to them by e-mail, a minister said, ‘I will contact each ministry (related to system improvement).’ “I don’t know if it can be fixed in the near future, but it seems like communication has been communicated, so it’s meaningful from the victim’s perspective,” he said.

He continued, “There were problems at both the investigation and trial stages, but no agency wanted to take responsibility, so I didn’t receive an apology from anyone, and no one took responsibility. I worked hard for the past year and was so lonely, but the person who told me about it for the first time was Minister of Justice,” he said. He also added, “I felt like I received a call that matched my thoughts, so I had many emotions and even cried (after the call).”

In an e-mail sent to a minister, Mr. A said: △Development of a two-way smart watch or program that can alert the control center and the victim when the victim and perpetrator are within a certain distance △Abolition of sentencing standards unrelated to the case △Request for the victim’s knowledge It was announced that it proposed guaranteeing rights and the right to view and copy court records.

The perpetrator of the Busan spinning kick incident was sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Supreme Court on the 21st of last month on charges of rape and murder under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act. When he was imprisoned in the Busan Detention Center, he was transferred to the prosecution and is being investigated on charges of expressing his intention to retaliate against Mr. A (threat of retaliation).

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2023-10-17 11:13:23
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