Jung Jin-seok: "No Reason to Hesitate on Reintroducing Medical Economy"

The government has announced that it is considering reintroducing the Mandatory Police Service (Uigyeong) to respond to 'random crimes,' and Jeong Jin-seok, a member of the People Power Party, welcomed the move, saying there is "no reason to hesitate."

On the 24th, Jeong said on his social media (SNS), "As a government that has the duty to protect the lives and safety of the people, we have no choice but to take extraordinary measures."

On the 16th, Jeong Jin-seok, a member of the People Power Party, is moving to pay his respects at the funeral hall of Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, where the funeral altar for Yoon Ki-joong, honorary professor at Yonsei University and father of President Yoon Seok-yeol, has been set up. / Photo by Joint Press Corps

He added, "There are concerns about reintroducing the Mandatory Police Service, and I am fully aware of the calls for a cautious approach," and said, "The National Police Agency also has a clear reason to expand public safety personnel and intends to coordinate priorities with the Ministry of National Defense within the existing manpower supply scope."

Nevertheless, he emphasized the need to reintroduce Uigyeong due to 'public anxiety.' Jeong said, "The state has the duty to protect its citizens, and the people have the right not to live in fear of crime. The Yoon Seok-yeol administration is committed to fulfilling that duty," adding, "There is no reason to hesitate in reintroducing the Mandatory Police Service to alleviate the public's anxiety."

The day before, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announced in a statement that the government is considering reintroducing Uigyeong to respond to 'abnormal motive crimes.' Police Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun stated plans to sequentially recruit and operate up to 8,000 Uigyeong personnel over 7 to 8 months.

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