Cheong, on National Petition for Child Abuse Murder, "Hope Appropriate Punishment is Carried Out"

Disclosure of Personal Information is a Court Decision... "Strengthening the State's Responsibility for Child Protection"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] The Blue House expressed hope that appropriate punishment will be carried out regarding the public petition for the disclosure of personal information of the suspect in the 20-month-old child abuse murder case. However, it refrained from commenting on whether the personal information will be disclosed, stating that it is a matter for the court's judgment.

On the 29th, the Blue House explained regarding the public petition titled "Disclosure of Personal Information of the Suspect in the 20-month-old Child Abuse Murder," "The petitioner requested the disclosure of personal information of the suspect who abused and killed a 20-month-old child. More than 217,000 citizens agreed with the petition."

The Blue House stated, "We hope that appropriate punishment will be carried out for this horrific criminal act."

The view of the Cheongwadae from Namsan, Seoul./Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Blue House explained, "The disclosure of a criminal's personal information is divided into cases where it is disclosed by investigative agencies during the investigation stage according to relevant laws, and cases where it is disclosed by the court's decision through a trial."

The Blue House added, "Currently, the perpetrator is being prosecuted and tried on charges of child abuse, murder, rape, molestation, and abandoning the corpse. Therefore, whether personal information is disclosed is a matter for the court's decision, and we ask for your understanding that it is difficult to provide specific answers regarding the judiciary's ruling."

The Blue House said, "Protecting precious children is a task that the whole society must undertake together," and added, "Since 2020, the government has assigned dedicated public officials for child abuse at city, county, and district levels, and since March of this year, has implemented an immediate separation system for abused children, further strengthening the state's responsibility for child protection."

The Blue House stated, "Reflecting public opinion that the punishment level for child abuse is low, we submitted a proposal to improve sentencing guidelines for child abuse crimes to the Supreme Court Sentencing Commission in January this year," and explained, "The Supreme Court Sentencing Commission plans to make a final decision in March next year, including the sentencing range and factors for increasing or decreasing sentences for child abuse crimes."

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