Democratic Party: "Jeonse Fraud is a Social Disaster... Victims Must Not Be Left in a Relief Blind Spot"

Park Kwang-on "Political Circle Must Now Unfold Different Politics"
Kim Min-seok "Government Measures Cover Only 37% of Victims"

The Democratic Party of Korea demanded the government and ruling party to expand the scope of support for victims of jeonse fraud, which is currently being discussed in the National Assembly. The Democratic Party defined the jeonse fraud issue as a "social disaster."

On the 2nd, Park Kwang-on, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, said at the floor countermeasure meeting held at the National Assembly, "Jeonse fraud is not the fault of the victims," and added, "The Democratic Party defines jeonse fraud not as an individual's misfortune but as a social disaster affecting socially vulnerable groups."

Floor leader Park urged, "We call for a change in the government's attitude," and said, "We earnestly request that blind spots not be neglected. Leaving blind spots in relief efforts should not cause victims to despair once again."

Floor leader Park repeated, "We call for a change in the government's attitude," and "earnestly request that blind spots not be neglected." According to the special law on jeonse fraud proposed by the government and ruling party, to be recognized as a victim of jeonse fraud, one must meet six conditions: △ be a tenant with opposability and a confirmed date, △ the leased house must have undergone auction or public sale (including execution titles), △ the property must be considered a low-income tenant housing based on area and deposit, △ there must be a judgment of intent to commit jeonse fraud such as the initiation of an investigation, △ there must be a risk of multiple victims, and △ there must be a risk of non-return of a significant portion of the deposit.

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee's bill subcommittee reviewed the special law, and although the government proposed amendments to relax the support conditions, no consensus was reached due to significant differences between the ruling and opposition parties.

Floor leader Park said, "The political world has always provided answers only after people have been cruelly abandoned. The process of creating laws named after victims of socially significant incidents?such as the Yoon Chang-ho Act, Kim Yong-gyun Act, Min-sik Act, and Jeong-in Act?was truly sorrowful. This time must be different," and added, "We must now practice a different kind of politics."

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 2nd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Kim Min-seok, the chairman of the Democratic Party's Policy Committee, also criticized, "The government's measures against jeonse fraud are too inadequate. Yesterday, at the Land Committee subcommittee, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport admitted that only 37% of victims are covered by the government's measures such as the right of first refusal and purchase rental," and said, "How can a law that leaves over 60% of victims in blind spots be called a special law or special measure?" Kim said, "The victims and opposition parties are not demanding a 100% refund of deposits unconditionally, but labeling bond purchases as populism and rejecting them seems rather unrealistic doctrinairism," and added, "We hope for the government and ruling party's cooperation so that a realistic special law, consistent with constitutional principles and market mechanisms, can be promptly enacted."

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