Gyeonggi Province Proposes Special Law on Seongam School and National Funding for Historical Cultural Space to Presidential Candidates

【Financial News Suwon=Jang Chung-sik Reporter】 Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that it has proposed to each presidential candidate's election campaign headquarters for the enactment of a special law for the rapid support and restoration of honor for the victims and casualties of the Seongam School incident, and for national funding to create a historical cultural space at the old site of Seongam School.
Currently, support for victims of the Seongam School incident is being carried out under the 'Gyeonggi Province Ordinance on Support for Victims of the Seongam School Incident'.
As a result, victims residing in provinces other than Gyeonggi cannot receive support, raising issues of fairness.
The province proposed the enactment of a special law for the Seongam School incident to resolve these regional limitations and fairness issues and to establish a practical and comprehensive support system.
The special law includes grounds for promoting victim livelihood stabilization and medical support, trauma healing for victims, protection projects for the old site of Seongam School, establishment of memorial spaces, and creation of shelters for victims.
The province also proposed national funding to create the old site of Seongam School as a historical cultural space for the memory and healing of child rights violations.
Additionally, the province has completed the basic concept plan to create the old site of Seongam School as a historical cultural space and is preparing related procedures such as public architectural planning services.
The historical cultural space is expected to include a multipurpose exhibition complex, healing and recovery space, cultural exchange space, and a complex community space for local residents and visitors.
Choi Hyun-jung, Gyeonggi Province Human Rights Officer, said, "As many of the victims of Seongam School are in their 60s to 80s, it is necessary for the state to acknowledge responsibility and promptly issue an official apology and enact a special law before it is too late," adding, "We will continue to design policies from the victims' perspective and work with the government to ensure practical recovery."

jjang@fnnews.com Jang Chung-sik Reporter