Cheong Wa Dae to Track Crimes Abroad
Cheong Wa Dae announced on the 15th its push for the "Government Protecting My Life: Citizen Safety Plus Project," declaring it will track crimes that exploit citizens' desperate situations all the way overseas. At a Cheong Wa Dae briefing, Chief Presidential Secretary Lim Kwang-hyun said that by the end of the year, the government would review all ministries' citizen safety responses and outcomes, and address any shortfalls to deliver tangible changes that citizens can feel.
The initiative also includes rooting out unfair practices such as real estate crimes and local collusive corruption. Chief Secretary Lim said illegal acts that take undue advantage through rule-breaking and privilege would be severely punished. He added that illegal activities harming livelihoods, such as ticket scalping, would also be pursued to the end and those responsible held accountable.
Regarding specific supplementary measures, Lim said, "Measures such as creating a safety patrol unit or introducing life sentences without parole are being discussed." The Ministry of Justice had already stated on the 23rd of last month, at the "Ultra-Safe Society All-Government Response Meeting" chaired by President Lee Jae-myung, that it would pursue introducing life imprisonment without parole to permanently isolate violent offenders.
The review system was activated alongside the announcement. From today through year's end, Cheong Wa Dae will assess each ministry's response status and outcomes. How far measures under discussion, such as life sentences without parole, become concretized will be revealed in the next review.
