Special Committee: “The legal system for relationship sex crimes needs to be thoroughly improved”… discuss countermeasures

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jeong-jin = The Democratic Party of Korea's Special Committee on Relationship Crimes held a meeting at the National Assembly on the 11th to review the status of the government's response to eradicate relationship crimes such as dating, domestic violence, and stalking, and discussed ways to strengthen victim protection and support.

At the meeting, major tasks included measures to protect victims and manage perpetrators, such as smart watches and electronic anklets, prevent exposure of victims' personal information in judicial proceedings, and improve statistical management of related crimes.

Song Ok-ju, co-chair of the special committee, said, “There must be an awareness throughout society that violence that occurs at home or in intimate relationships is a clear crime,” and that efforts to improve awareness, such as campaigns at the government and party levels, are needed.

In addition, he said, "There are more than 100 bills related to relationship crimes, but many of them are limited to individual measures. We need to prepare more fundamental measures and improve the legal system to prevent blind spots in protecting victims."

The special committee plans to review measures to improve the system, including legislation related to related crimes, and then announce measures through a press conference.

Attending the meeting on this day were 10 members of the special committee, including co-chairs Song Ok-ju and Seo Ji-hyun, secretary Lee Su-jin, and officials from related ministries such as the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Justice.

Officials from women's organizations, including the Korea Women's Hotline, the Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center, and the Korean Federation of Women's Organizations, were present to deliver on-site opinions.