Kim Nam-guk "Child Sexual Offenders Should Be Isolated for Up to 10 Years After Release" Introduces Bill as Representative

Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the plenary meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on September 21 last year, explaining a bill proposal.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, has introduced a bill titled the "Act on Recidivism Prevention and Social Reintegration of Sexual Offenders Against Children," which mandates that sexual offenders against children under the age of 13 be isolated from society for a certain period even after serving their sentence.

On the 31st, Representative Kim announced that on the 29th, he proposed the "Act on Recidivism Prevention and Social Reintegration of Sexual Offenders Against Children," which requires individuals who have committed sexual crimes against children and are at risk of reoffending to be isolated from society by being placed in a detention facility for a certain period after serving their sentence.

This bill allows for offenders who are deemed at risk of reoffending and have been sentenced to imprisonment of five years or more to be ordered to enter a detention facility for a period ranging from one year to ten years.

Representative Kim stated, "There have been multiple discussions about the 'protective custody system' for child sexual offenders, and efforts to introduce it were made, but it was not implemented due to controversies over human rights violations and double punishment. This bill removes unconstitutional elements that were controversial in previously proposed bills by synthesizing opinions from the Ministry of Justice and various sectors through party-government consultations."

He added, "Even if there is only a 1% chance of sexual crimes against children and adolescents, our society must eliminate even that 1% possibility," explaining the purpose behind the bill's proposal.

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