청 "Dating violence is a serious crime"... Response to 530,000 national petitions

Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency, Response to Blue House National Petition: "We Take the Public's Call for Punishing Dating Violence Seriously"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] The Blue House responded to a petition signed by 530,000 citizens urging strong punishment for dating violence, stating that dating violence is a serious crime with a high likelihood of recurrence.

On the 8th, the Blue House stated, "The petitioner is the mother of the victim, who appealed that her child was assaulted by the man she was dating and died, and requested a strict investigation including detention of the perpetrator," adding, "530,569 citizens agreed with the petition."

Deputy Commissioner Jin Gyo-hoon of the National Police Agency said in response to the petition, "We extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families who lost their precious loved ones."

The view of the Blue House from Namsan, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

This incident occurred in the early morning of July 25 at an officetel in Seoul, where a woman in her 20s was injured by the man she was dating, fell unconscious, and died 23 days later.

Deputy Commissioner Jin explained, "Considering the seriousness of the case, the police urgently arrested the suspect on the day of the incident and promptly conducted an investigation by securing evidence of assault through analysis and inspection of CCTV footage at the scene," adding, "On July 26, the day after the incident, a detention warrant was requested for the suspect on charges of ‘injury,’ but it was dismissed by the court."

After the warrant was dismissed, the victim ultimately died. The police reapplied for a detention warrant on charges of injury resulting in death through supplementary investigation, detained the suspect on September 15, and transferred the case to the prosecution on September 17. The prosecution indicted the suspect on charges of injury resulting in death.

Deputy Commissioner Jin stated, "Dating violence is a serious crime with a high possibility of recurrence or escalation into violent or retaliatory crimes due to its unique nature of occurring in intimate relationships where a large amount of personal information is shared."

Deputy Commissioner Jin pledged, "The government takes the voices of the people demanding strong punishment for dating violence seriously. We will conduct investigations more strictly and thoroughly to ensure appropriate punishment for dating violence perpetrators, and do our best to strengthen prevention of dating violence and protection of victims through cooperation with related agencies."

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