▲ Chief Judge Kim Dae-woong of the Seoul High Court and other chief judges take an oath during a parliamentary audit of the Seoul High Court and the Seoul Central District Court held by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly on the 16th.
Kim Dae-woong, Chief Judge of the Seoul High Court, stated that institutional improvements will be made in connection with the murder of a victim whose home address was exposed during divorce proceedings.
During a parliamentary audit of the Seoul High Court and other courts by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly on the 16th, Chief Judge Kim responded to a point raised by Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Kim Dong-a regarding the issue of personal information exposure, saying, "I consider this to be a serious issue."
Chief Judge Kim stated, "I believe it is appropriate to actively take administrative measures in the judicial sector moving forward," adding, "We can use this as an opportunity to make supplements and institutional improvements at this point."
Lawmaker Kim pointed out that if an assailant files a lawsuit first and receives an order to supplement the address, they can obtain a resident registration abstract through it to secure the victim's address.
Previously on the 1st, in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, a woman in her 30s who was undergoing a divorce lawsuit and receiving protective measures after reporting domestic violence was murdered after her hideout address listed in the complaint was exposed to her husband in his 30s, the assailant.
Regarding the incident, Suwon Family Court Chief Judge Kim Ra-ni stated, "A family affairs investigator who met the victim a few days before the accident said she was the kindest person among all the parties they had met. My heart truly aches that such a person became the victim of a gruesome crime," while also noting, "The court's handling of the work was carried out strictly according to textbooks and principles."
Suwon High Court Chief Judge Bae Jun-hyun stated, "Fundamentally, the conventional practice is to have individuals apply for personal information protection measures and process them accordingly," adding, "It appears necessary to have a procedure where the court actively promotes or guides the process when a person files a complaint."
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