Yoon Seok-yeol: "Stop Assaults on Taxi Drivers! Support for Installing Protective Partitions in Taxi Driver Seats"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] On the 2nd, Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, announced that the government will support the installation of protective partitions for taxi drivers as the first pledge of ‘Seok-yeol’s Heart-Throbbing Promise.’

In a press release on the same day, Candidate Yoon stated, “Recently, there have been frequent crimes against taxi drivers, such as incidents where intoxicated passengers verbally abused and assaulted taxi drivers, then falsely claimed to have been sexually harassed, resulting in drivers not receiving compensation insurance payments.”

He explained, “Assaults on drivers while driving are serious crimes subject to the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, as they threaten not only the passengers but also the safety of surrounding drivers. Although taxi drivers contribute to public convenience as the ‘citizens’ feet,’ they are working under poor conditions, so the government must prevent unexpected illegal damages.”

He added, “We will create conditions to protect taxi drivers not only from the risk of infectious diseases but also from criminal threats by installing partitions made of more durable materials.”

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