Kim Jong-in: "Separating Abusive Parents and Children Is a State Duty... Need to Increase Protective Facilities"

Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, is attending an expert meeting to eradicate child abuse crimes held at the National Assembly on the 23rd, delivering a greeting./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, stated on the 23rd, "Parents who abuse their children must be separated from the children," adding, "It is the state's duty to protect them so they can grow up normally."

Chairman Kim attended the "Expert Roundtable for the Eradication of Child Abuse Crimes," hosted by Representative Yang Geum-hee, the United Future Party Policy Committee, and the Yeouido Research Institute at the National Assembly in the afternoon. He said, "The reality is that there are no facilities to protect children, so the state has not yet developed the capacity to protect abused children."

He expressed concern, saying, "Children are the bearers of future hope, but recently, South Korea's birth rate has been very low. Even for children already born, the foundation of the country can only be maintained if they are properly raised. However, recent incidents show that children are frequently abused by their own parents, making normal growth impossible."

Chairman Kim emphasized, "From now on, the state must increase the number of protective facilities," and requested, "Please come up with good measures on how to expand facilities that can protect children and what the government should do."

Representative Yang, who hosted the roundtable, pointed out, "Although the number of child abuse reports has doubled over the past five years, the number of specialized child protection agencies and expansion plans are grossly insufficient, and the number of experts does not meet appropriate levels. The Moon Jae-in administration claims to promote policies to prevent child abuse, but these are empty words, and they are stingy in securing the necessary budget."

Representative Yang continued, "The government focuses only on cash welfare such as child allowances, which translate into votes during elections, and seems to pay relatively less attention to child abuse, which shows results only after a long time," emphasizing, "We will continuously hold roundtables to establish protective measures for abused children."

Representative Yang plans to gather opinions from the roundtable and propose the "Five Laws for the Eradication of Child Abuse" to prevent and eradicate child abuse.

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