Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "I will lead Suwon together with citizen provisional jurors"

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun is speaking at the citizen preliminary jury capacity-building training on the 25th.

Lee Jae-jun, the mayor of Suwon, emphasized that the 'Citizen Reserve Jury' plays a significant role in resolving conflicts that are difficult for the involved parties to solve and stated that it will be actively utilized in the future.

Mayor Lee attended the '6th Citizen Reserve Jury Capacity Building Training' held at the city hall auditorium on the 25th and said, "Suwon City has many conflicts to resolve, with daily civil complaints reaching 1,200 to 2,000."

He added, "We will provide as much support as possible to the Citizen Reserve Jury members," and urged, "Please participate with the mindset of co-managing Suwon City."

The training included watching a 'Guide Video on Operating the Citizen Jury Court' and a lecture by Attorney Kim Hee-kyung of the Doyoung Law Firm.

Attorney Kim lectured on topics such as ▲conflict management ▲building social capital ▲participatory decision-making ▲public discussion and opinion gathering ▲cases of citizen jury systems ▲public surveys.

The 'Suwon Citizen Jury Court,' introduced by Suwon City in 2011 as the first of its kind among local governments nationwide, is a system where citizens with no vested interests participate as jurors to mediate conflicts closely related to citizens' lives and find solutions.

When the Citizen Jury Court is convened, 10 to 20 members are randomly selected from the Citizen Reserve Jury to participate as jurors. The citizen jurors engage in deliberation and decision-making at the Citizen Jury Court.

Suwon City Citizen Reserve Jury members have participated in verdicts on issues such as ▲the redevelopment project of District 115-4 in 2012 ▲prevention of noise between floors in apartment complexes and conflict resolution measures in 2013 ▲selection of station names for the Shinbundang Line (Jeongja to Gwanggyo) in 2015.

Suwon City is making efforts to reactivate the Citizen Jury Court, which has been temporarily suspended due to stringent amendment conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic, by revising related regulations and operational organizations.

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