Assemblyman Kim Tae-ho Proposes Partial Amendment Bill on the Establishment and Operation of National Cemeteries!

Establishing Grounds for Reburial Requests by Bereaved Families Between National Cemetery and Veterans Cemetery
"Ensuring a Society Where National Merit Recipients Are Respected and Honored Through the Spread of Veterans Culture"

Kim Tae-ho, Member of the National Assembly

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Kim Tae-ho, a member of the National Assembly from Gyeongnam (Sancheong, Hamyang, Geochang, Hapcheon), announced on the 5th that he has taken the lead in proposing the "Partial Amendment to the National Cemetery Act," which allows reburial between the National Cemetery and the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery if the bereaved family requests it according to the deceased's wishes.

The current law permits the reburial of the remains or ashes of national merit recipients from a national cemetery to a location outside the national cemetery, or from outside a national cemetery to a national cemetery.

However, there is no legal basis for reburial between different national cemeteries.

Until now, many cases existed where the deceased wished to be buried in their hometown or place of origin during their lifetime, but due to the absence of a national cemetery in the region, they were buried in a national cemetery in another area.

Even if a National Cemetery or Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery was later established and the bereaved family requested reburial, it had to be denied due to lack of legal grounds.

If this amendment passes, it will become possible to choose the burial site according to the deceased's hometown or will, and the reduction in distance and time compared to the existing burial site is expected to lead to long-term cost savings and increased satisfaction of bereaved families with the national cemetery.

Assemblyman Kim emphasized, "Through the spread of the culture of honoring veterans, it is important to create a society where national merit recipients and their families are properly treated and respected, and furthermore, to pay more attention to and remember the patriotic spirits who made noble sacrifices for the country."

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