Former Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member Cha Young-su Criticized for Neglecting Management of Resident Petition System

Cha Young-su, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Cha Young-soo, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly (Gangjin), pointed out on the 1st that the management of the ‘Sotongin Jeonnam’ petition system, used as a communication platform by Jeonnam Province, is considerably inadequate.

During the administrative audit of the Jeonnam Provincial Office’s Citizen Communication Office on the same day, Assemblyman Cha said, “The management of Jeonnam Province’s ‘Sotongin Jeonnam’ petition system is operated only formally, with the actual adoption rate being just 3 cases.”

According to Assemblyman Cha, since the implementation of ‘Sotongin Jeonnam’ until the end of October, over two years, there have been 471 proposals, of which only 3 were adopted, while the remaining 468 were not adopted and expired. Additionally, 295 petitions were submitted, but 283 of them expired without adoption.

Assemblyman Cha stated, “The adoption rate requires at least 300 people within 30 days, but failing to meet that number and rejecting petitions due to expiration is merely a formal gesture,” and criticized it as “a typical example of desk administration that does not make any effort to listen to the inconveniences of the citizens.”

He continued, “Discarding the difficulties of petitioning citizens for not meeting formal requirements is ultimately mocking the citizens,” and criticized, “This contrasts with Seoul, which has more than five times the population, as well as Daegu, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, where the minimum number of supporters required is 50.”

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