Kwon Deok-cheol "Jeong-in Case, Deeply Regrettable... Initial Active Measures Insufficient"

"Immediate Separation System for Abusive Parents to Be Implemented"

Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Deok-cheol is attending the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting on COVID-19 held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 21st. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 21st, Kwon Deok-cheol, Minister of Health and Welfare, apologized for the persistent child abuse cases.

During the National Assembly's government questioning session that day, when Hong Jeong-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the Ministry of Health and Welfare's response to the 'Jeong-in case,' Minister Kwon replied, "I feel very sorry. Although the local Child Protection Agency and police intervened, the initial judgment of abuse signs and active measures were insufficient."

Minister Kwon said, "I believe rapid response on-site is the most important, so to enhance on-site expertise and strengthen cooperation, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the National Police Agency, and on-site response personnel gathered to create joint work response guidelines," adding, "These guidelines are being implemented so that specialized personnel on-site are familiar with them and can accurately assess situations when dispatching jointly with the police."

Regarding the 'immediate separation system,' which separates children immediately from parents suspected of child abuse, he also responded that it would be "implemented."

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