Government expands respect for public officials killed in the line of duty... New rehabilitation statistics also established

The Ministry of Personnel Management announced on the 10th that it has announced a legislative notice to amend the 'Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Accident Compensation Act' to expand courtesy for public officials killed in the line of duty and support the return of injured public officials.

This legislative notice is a follow-up measure to the revision of the Civil Servant Accident Compensation Act so that ordinary civil servants who die while performing dangerous duties can be recognized as 'military police officers killed in the line of duty' under the National Meritorious Persons Act.

Accordingly, through revisions to the enforcement ordinance, the standards and procedures for honoring military and police officers who died on the line of duty were specified, and the support system was strengthened, including the establishment of rehabilitation statistics to help injured public servants return to work.

The basis for operating the National Participation System for Review of Deaths in Duty, in which citizens participate in the review process of duty-related deaths, which is of high social interest, was also specified, and the name of the disaster compensation levy was changed to 'Disaster Prevention and Compensation Levy' and the scope of use was expanded.

This amendment is scheduled to be implemented in February next year after a legislative notice period to collect opinions from the public and related organizations until the 21st.