As crimes related to Corona 19 continue to increase, the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office has decided to run a legal aid counseling team for crime victims who are socially and economically underprivileged.

The Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office said, “We operate the legal counseling team on the corona 19 situation by utilizing the existing Victim Support Center (public interest lawyer) and victim support specialists, which were operated to protect human rights.”

The counseling team consists of one legal officer in charge of legal counseling, including civil and criminal proceedings, and three experts dedicated to assisting victims, such as providing rescue funds, under the direction of the Human Rights Commissioner.

The counseling team decided to expand the legal aid support system, which was mainly focused on victims of crime, to case related persons such as civil complaints and references, and to conduct general legal counseling on various fields requiring legal aid.

We will provide legal counseling services such as reviewing whether a complaint can be filed in case of damage and guiding the complaint procedure if necessary.

In particular, in order to prevent the damage of the fast-growing mask fraud case, it is known that the company will focus on counseling measures and remedies for post-mortem rights.

Support for crime victims will also be strengthened.

The Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office plans to provide financial assistance such as medical expenses, living expenses, and funeral expenses as soon as possible, so that the victims are more likely to suffer from the recent Corona 19 incident.

In addition, we are planning to check the families of detained and arrested suspects in case of crisis such as difficulty in living and receive emergency welfare support in cooperation with the local governments.

Consultation will be conducted by telephone (☎ 02-530-4848, 4272) to prevent infection with Corona 19. If you need urgent legal aid, appointment consultation will also be provided.

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