United Nations recommends abolition of death penalty to South Korean government...Ministry of Justice ``maintains''

The United Nations has recommended that the South Korean government abolish the death penalty and bring those responsible for the Itaewon disaster to justice. The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on the 3rd that the United Nations Committee on Civil Liberties
It was announced that the final opinion on the results of the deliberation of the national report on the International Convention has been announced. Prior to this, the South Korean government jointly formed a delegation with relevant ministries including the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of National Defense, and on the 19th of last month,
, was deliberated by the ICCPR Committee. Since South Korea ratified the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 1990, the current state of civil liberties in the country has been subject to regular deliberations, and the latest deliberation was held in 2011.
This is the first time in eight years since the fourth round of deliberation in 2015. According to the Ministry of Justice, the committee is based on the South Korean government's △ Enactment of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act △ Establishment of the Basic Act on the Prevention of Violence against Women △ Amendment of the Labor Union Act △ Ratification of the Agreement on Prevention of Enforced Disappearances △ Rights of Persons with Disabilities
They welcomed the ratification of the Optional Protocol, the ratification of International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions Nos. 29, 87, and 98, the introduction of an alternative service system, and the establishment of a military rights protection officer.
On the other hand, we express opinions and make recommendations on human rights issues such as eradicating violence against women and human rights in the military, and prohibit discrimination and expressions of hatred.
・Additional information was requested regarding the eradication of crime, freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of association. In particular, the committee recommended that the Korean government abolish the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR.
In response, the Ministry of Justice stated, ``The abolition of the death penalty system is a serious matter related to the fundamentals of national penal rights,'' and ``the criminal policy function of the death penalty stipulated in the Constitution, domestic and international situations, the possibility of alternative punishments, etc.'' comprehensive
We are in a position to maintain the death penalty system, as this is a case that must be carefully considered, taking into account the following." Subsequently, the committee set up an independent organization to investigate the truth of the Itaewon accident, judicially deal with those responsible, and determine the damages caused.
``Immediately after the accident, extensive investigations and inquiries were conducted, including a special investigation by the police, an investigation by the prosecutor's office, and a national policy investigation by the National Assembly.''
``We have launched a Victim Support Group to support victims and their bereaved families, and have formed a multi-ministerial TF to promote comprehensive measures to reform the national security system, including 65 measures to prevent recurrence.'' its fulfillment
We are managing the situation periodically."