New crime of public intimidation… Electronic devices other than specific crimes
‘Independent confiscation’ of criminal proceeds… Wide area visa operation
The Ministry of Justice is pushing for the creation of ‘possession of a weapon in a public place’ and ‘public intimidation’ offenses in order to strictly respond to crimes such as abnormally motivated violent crimes against unspecified people and online murder notices.
The Ministry of Justice reported the ‘2025 Major Business Promotion Plan’ with these contents at the ‘2025 Meeting on Solutions to Major Issues in the Social Sector’ held at the Seoul Government Complex on the afternoon of the 14th.
This year, the Ministry of Justice plans to promote its work centered on ▲protecting public safety through strict response to crime, ▲improving laws and systems for a society safe from crime, ▲warm rule of law centered on human rights, and ▲legal administration contributing to national interests and the economy.
First, new laws such as ‘possession of a weapon in a public place’ and ‘public intimidation’ were created to protect the public from crimes that threaten public safety, such as violent crimes with abnormal motives, and an international cooperation system was established by joining the ‘Budapest Cybercrime Convention’ to prevent deepfakes, etc. Strengthen punishment for digital sex crimes.
In addition, we continue to crack down on crimes that violate the public’s livelihood through the ‘Voice Phishing Crime Government Joint Investigation Team’ and the government-wide ‘Special Crackdown on Jeonse Fraud’, and use temporary measures such as access ban and location tracking under the Stalking Punishment Act for illegal debt collection activities. prevent it from happening
In order to restore the status of a drug-free country, drug crackdowns will be strengthened through the government-wide ‘Drug Crime Special Investigation Headquarters’ and the prosecution’s ‘Dark Web Specialized Investigation Team’, and dedicated investigators will be dispatched to major drug sending countries to locally detect drug smuggling gang criminals. International cooperation, including repatriation, will continue.
In order to strengthen the system to prevent recidivism for high-risk criminals, we are also promoting the revision of the Electronic Device Attachment Act so that electronic devices can be attached even upon termination of treatment and custody for criminals other than specific crimes such as sexual violence, kidnapping of minors, murder, robbery, and stalking.
The Ministry of Justice plans to thoroughly recover criminal proceeds by expanding departments dedicated to the recovery of criminal proceeds in major prosecutors’ offices and introducing an ‘independent confiscation system’ that can recover criminal proceeds even in cases where prosecution is difficult, such as death.
A new basis will be established so that victims of violent crimes such as murder and robbery can also receive support from public defenders, and if a victim’s request to view or copy trial records is not permitted, the reason will be notified.
We will set an upper limit on the protection period for foreigners subject to forced eviction, and promote the improvement of a visa system that allows second-generation immigrant youth to stay in the country to look for jobs, etc., even if they do not go to college after graduating from high school, so that they can adapt to society and become independent.
The Ministry of Justice is promoting the revision of the Commercial Act to support economic growth and changes in social structure, introducing electronic general shareholders’ meetings, and establishing ‘top tier visas’, ‘youth dream visas’, and ‘wide-area visas’ to attract excellent foreign talent. It is planned to be newly established or pilot operated.
In addition, we plan to extend the temporary exemption from the Electronic Travel Authorization System (K-ETA) and temporarily exempt visa issuance fees for group tourists from six countries, including China and Southeast Asia, to contribute to attracting foreign tourism.
We will increase medical tourism by improving the medical tourism visa system, including expanding the number of caregivers allowed, and introducing an automatic screening system at the Jeju cruise terminal.
The Ministry of Justice said, “We will remain faithful to our original mission and strive to ensure that the people can live with peace of mind.”
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