"North Korea's Filth Balloon Damage Compensation" People Power Party Submits Amendment to Civil Defense Basic Act

"72 Participants... A Consensus of the Party"

The People Power Party has submitted a bill to the National Assembly to amend the Civil Defense Basic Act in order to compensate for civilian damages caused by North Korea's provocations involving filth balloons sent to South Korea.

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After submitting the bill to the National Assembly's legislative affairs office, Floor Deputy Leader Bae Jun-young and Representative Lee Man-hee told reporters, "Recently, direct damages to public safety and property have occurred due to North Korea's provocations with filth balloons." They added, "We proposed this amendment to establish a basis for appropriate government measures and support for recovery regarding these issues." They also said, "Seventy-two members of our party have joined in support, and we ask the Democratic Party to actively cooperate so that the amendment can ensure the safety of the people and the peaceful daily life of their property."

Regarding concerns that the amendment would not apply retroactively to damages that occurred before the amendment, they responded, "We believe that this issue can be discussed further as the process proceeds."

Representative Lee said, "I understand that the opposition party has also proposed a similar bill," and added, "The current Civil Defense Basic Act deals with measures and relief for damages occurring during civil defense situations, but since this case did not occur during a civil defense situation, I think there will be little opposition to establishing a basis for government support for recovery measures."

Although not all 108 members of the People Power Party participated in proposing the amendment, Floor Deputy Leader Bae explained, "You can consider that the party's consensus has been gathered."

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