Gwangju Nam-gu Implements Crime Victim Support Program

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 5th that it will carry out support projects for crime victims in collaboration with the Gwangju Jeonnam Crime Victims Support Center.

This year, Nam-gu decided to provide subsidies to the Gwangju Jeonnam Crime Victims Support Center to implement protection and support projects for crime victims.

The Gwangju Jeonnam Crime Victims Support Center, established in 2005, is a private organization created to help people affected by serious crimes such as murder and robbery, and is an affiliated crime victim support agency of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office.

According to the support status from 2017 to 2019 for crime victims in Nam-gu by this organization, a total of 63 people received support amounting to approximately 91.72 million KRW.

By year, in 2017, 24 crime victims received 18 million KRW; in 2018, 23 victims received 30.09 million KRW; and in 2019, 16 victims received 43.63 million KRW, showing an increasing trend in support amounts over the years.

Last year, considering the victims' damage situations and family environments, support was provided to crime victims' families including living expenses, funeral costs, and medical expenses.

Nam-gu expects that by promoting the crime victim support project together with the Gwangju Jeonnam Crime Victims Support Center, victims will receive various assistance such as counseling, financial support, medical support, and legal support from immediately after the crime occurrence through recovery, which will greatly contribute to protecting victims' human rights and emotional stability.

Applications for crime victim support can be made by dialing the ‘Crime Victim Emergency Relief Phone Number’ and then receiving phone or in-person counseling through the Gwangju Jeonnam Crime Victims Support Center. Support decisions are made after review by the Victim Support Deliberation Committee.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will do our best to promote the crime victim support project to protect the human rights of crime victims, help their recovery from damages, and create a healthy society free of crime.”

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