[2020 National Audit] Resident Abuse Continues Despite Security Guard Death... 64 Cases Reported in Seoul Over Four Months

Eunju Lee, Justice Party Lawmaker: "We Must Create a Society That Respects Workers"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] It has been revealed that similar types of harassment have occurred across Seoul even after the late Choi Hee-seok, who worked as a security guard at an apartment in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, was driven to take his own life due to abuse from residents.

According to data submitted by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to Lee Eun-joo, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the Justice Party, the police received 85 reports related to resident abuse in multi-unit housing over a period of about four months from May 25 to the 6th of this month, and 64 people involved in 62 cases (37 of which were sent to the prosecution) were booked.

The police have been operating a special reporting period for abuse in multi-unit housing since May 25, just two weeks after Choi's death. Looking at the cases booked by the police, on May 31 at an apartment in Dongdaemun-gu, a resident slapped a security guard after an argument, and on June 4 at an apartment in Gangnam-gu, a resident also poured coffee on a security guard following a verbal dispute.

Rep. Lee said, "Serious abuse incidents against security guards and cleaners working in multi-unit housing continue without end," adding, "To fundamentally eliminate such abuse, we need to create a society that respects workers."

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