"Resolve to Declare War on Violent Crime": President Lee Presides over Meeting

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President Lee Jae-myung has presided over a pan-government meeting to establish countermeasures against a recent series of heinous crimes. Stating that public anxiety is high, he stressed that the government must address the situation with the resolve of declaring war on violent crime.

Reporter Kang Min-u reports.

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Public anxiety has been mounting as crimes in close relationships, such as between family members and romantic partners, as well as abnormal-motive crimes such as stabbing rampages targeting unspecified individuals, have continued to occur.

President Lee Jae-myung convened a "Pan-Government Response Meeting for an Ultra-Safe Society" with the heads of nine related government agencies, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and the National Police Agency, to formulate countermeasures.

[President Lee Jae-myung: "Protecting the lives and safety of the people is the nation's most fundamental duty, and we must approach this with the resolve of 'declaring war on violent crime.'"]

President Lee emphasized the need to prepare extraordinary measures, stating that such crimes are grave issues that jeopardize not only individual victims but also the safety of society as a whole.

In particular, he pointed out that cases where victims are exposed to persistent threats or fail to receive adequate protection even after reporting danger are repeatedly occurring, stressing that such situations must no longer be tolerated.

He also ordered that recurrence prevention measures be formulated by analyzing crimes that have already occurred, and called for a sweeping shift from post-crime response to a proactive prevention system.

[President Lee Jae-myung: "We must establish and execute the principle of firmly protecting the public from the danger of similar crimes."]

At today's (October 23) meeting, discussions focused on crafting detailed tasks, including an effective pan-government action plan, under the vision and strategy of the "Peace of Mind for All 365 Project" toward an "ultra-safe society."

(Video by Jeong Sang-bo and Yoon Hyeong | Video Editing by Oh Young-taek)
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