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Park Byeong-hwa, who sexually assaulted women in their 20s one after another, was released from prison yesterday (31st) after serving a 15-year sentence.
She decided to live in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, but the local residents, as well as the mayor of Hwaseong and members of the local constituency, are strongly opposed to it.
By Jang Hoon-kyung.
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[Ministry of Justice, wake up!
Awaken!
Awaken !]
Upon hearing the news that Park Byeong-hwa came to Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, local lawmakers, local government heads, and even the presidents of nearby universities gathered in one place.
Park Byeong-hwa broke into a villa in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do for 5 years from 2002 and sexually assaulted 10 women in their 20s.
In fact, near Byeong-Hwa Park's residence, there is a university within a 2-3 minute walk and an elementary school about 500 meters away.
[Resident of Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do: (Byeonghwa Park) Does it make sense to come in here?
There are a lot of female students, how can you live in danger?
And how will my parents trust me to get a room for female students?]
They also visited the Ministry of Justice and said that they would push for forced eviction of Park Byeong-hwa without informing her that she was a rapist.
[Myeong-geun Jeong / Mayor of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do: (Ministry of Justice) relocated to Hwaseong City at dawn like a military operation, and then notified unilaterally.
I'm going to do everything I can to get her to terminate her tenancy agreement and force her to evict...
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The Ministry of Justice said that Park Byeong-hwa is being closely monitored by a dedicated probation officer, equivalent to one-on-one electronic supervision of minors, and is also considering additional measures, such as installing a patrol post and additional CCTV.