National Assembly Science and ICT Committee Passes Resolution to Abolish Child Abuse Sentence Reduction Rule

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Communications Committee (STICC) has decided to establish measures to prevent the recurrence of the 'N-beonbang' incident, including abolishing the mitigation provisions for child abuse.

On the 25th, STICC held a plenary session and passed a 'Resolution for Eradicating Sexual Crimes in Digital Spaces such as Telegram.' The committee pointed out the limitations of the government's digital sexual crime countermeasures and decided to closely cooperate with the government to strengthen punishment regulations to eradicate such crimes. They also urged the prompt establishment of recurrence prevention measures.

They urged each standing committee to amend relevant laws to exclude the application of mitigation provisions due to mental or physical disabilities in cases of serious child abuse and domestic violence crimes.

The resolution stated, "We recognize that digital sexual crimes like the 'N-beonbang incident' not only undermine the ethics, morals, and values of our community but also destroy our very souls."

Furthermore, it declared, "Our committee will take the lead in creating a Republic of Korea free from sexual exploitation and other sexual crimes in digital spaces."

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