Han Jeong-ae "How about holding the Gaecheonjeol rally online and non-face-to-face?"

Digital Sex Crime Measures: "Eliminate the Term 'Light Punishment' Completely"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Han Jeong-ae, the Chair of the Policy Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, proposed on the 3rd of next month, regarding the far-right group's Gaecheonjeol rally, “How about holding the rally and demonstration online and non-face-to-face?”

Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Han Jeong-ae, chair of the Policy Planning Committee, are attending the Policy Coordination Meeting held at the National Assembly on the 17th, talking during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Chair Han said at the Policy Coordination Meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 17th, “Nowhere in the Constitution does it state that the right to assemble and demonstrate includes threatening public peace, the health, or the lives of the people.”

He added, “Since our society is conducting everything non-face-to-face, even if people gather outside, more than 100 people cannot assemble,” and asked, “If only about 100 people gather for the rally, how about conducting the rally and demonstration online and non-face-to-face?”

He emphasized, “I believe both the people holding the rally and those watching will be safe. Of course, the public will be even safer.”

At the meeting, Chair Han also stated regarding measures against digital sex crimes, “We will accelerate policy formulation and legislation.” He referred to the Supreme Court Sentencing Commission’s plenary session on the 15th, which finalized the sentencing guidelines for digital sex crimes, saying, “The ‘Nth Room’ case, which enraged the entire nation, grew on the soil of misunderstanding and neglect of digital sex crimes. With these sentencing guidelines, we must enhance the effectiveness of blocking digital sexual exploitation and sex crimes so that the term ‘light punishment’ disappears altogether in the future.”

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