Lee Nak-yeon: "Expand the Elements of Rape Crime to 'Consent' Instead of 'Assault and Threat'"

Saeroun Mirae is pushing for the abolition of the non-prosecution clause to prevent violence against women. It also plans to expand the elements of the crime of rape from 'force and threat' to 'consent' and strengthen legal protection against cyber sex crimes.

On the 7th, Lee Nak-yeon, co-representative of Saeroun Mirae, held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, and announced these women's pledges. The co-representative said, "Employment gender discrimination still exists, and the gender wage gap has been the undisputed first among OECD member countries for several years," adding, "Despite this reality, the Yoon Seok-yeol administration is hollowing out the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to proceed with its abolition."

Specifically, Saeroun Mirae promised to create △ workplaces without discrimination △ prevention of violence against women △ and a safe society for women. The representative said, "There is a high possibility of imbalance in the gender composition of personnel committees that have important decision-making authority such as hiring, promotion, discipline, and wages," and added, "We will institutionalize the principle of gender balance in the composition of personnel committees from public institutions to companies." They also plan to strengthen monitoring of gender discrimination and introduce punitive damages along with corrective orders for discriminatory treatment in hiring, wages, and promotions.

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Furthermore, to prevent violence against women, they pledged to strengthen punishment and expand protective measures, including the abolition of the non-prosecution clause. They plan to legislate punishment for dating violence and regulate the protection of victims' information during investigations and civil and criminal trials. The representative said, "We will push for legal amendments to define the elements of rape based on 'consent' rather than 'force and threat,'" adding, "We will revise terms such as shame, sexual desire, and obscenity in legal provisions, expand protective facilities for victims of sexual and domestic violence, and increase support for their independence."

To respond to sexual violence mediated by technologies such as digital, AI, and deepfake, they will also pursue amendments to related laws including the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, the Prostitution Punishment Act, and the Youth Protection Act. In particular, they will make it mandatory during investigations to verify the distribution of illegal content and request deletion and blocking from investigative agencies, as well as enforce compulsory confiscation of information storage media and orders to delete illegal recordings.

The representative said, "We will establish a new type of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) considering regional characteristics and communities," adding, "We will expand the nationwide distribution of a safe return home app that allows police emergency dispatch and strengthen security service support for single-woman households and single-woman stores." He also added, "To reduce the rising suicide rate among young women, we will nationalize online outreach projects related to self-harm and suicide on SNS and deploy counseling personnel."

Finally, the representative announced plans to strengthen women's representation by mandating a 30% quota for women in nominations for the National Assembly, metropolitan councils, and basic local government heads.

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