Enabling Safety Management for Events Without Organizers... Ruling Party Proposes Legislation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] In the wake of the Itaewon Halloween accident, which raised the need for safety management even for events without organizers, the ruling party has prepared a bill allowing local government heads to manage safety for events expected to have a large number of participants, even if there is no organizer.

On the 2nd, Jeon Bong-min, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the People Power Party, officially proposed this bill. A total of 22 members from the People Power Party's Public Administration and Security Committee participated in the bill.

This bill is being proposed at the policy committee level of the ruling party.

Earlier, Seong Il-jong, the policy committee chairman, stated at the emergency countermeasure meeting that morning, "To prevent a recurrence of the (Itaewon accident), we will submit an amendment to the Disaster and Safety Management Act," adding, "In cases where there is no organizer or the organizer is unclear, the local government head will cooperate with fire and police authorities to take necessary measures regarding the event."

He also said, "It is time to gather all national and party power for the people," and "We will submit the bill with Representative Jeon as the lead sponsor and do our best to overcome the crisis."

This bill aims to protect the safety of the public by allowing local government heads to take necessary safety management measures in cooperation with police and fire departments for festivals expected to have a large number of participants, even if there is no or an unclear organizer.

Additionally, the bill includes provisions to utilize data on crowd density provided by mobile communication companies to send emergency disaster messages to people within specific areas when large crowds gather and there is concern about disaster safety accidents.

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