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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said that it would review the contents of changing the constitutional requirements for rape under the Criminal Act from 'assault and intimidation' to 'consent or not', but it changed its words within half a day.
It withdrew its position after nine hours of refutation and criticism from the Ministry of Justice and politics.
This is reporter Bae Jun-woo.
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced yesterday (26th) the morning of the 3rd Gender Equality Basic Plan, and announced that it would review the introduction of 'adultery without consent'.
The main goal was to amend the constitutional requirements for rape in the criminal law from 'assault and intimidation' to 'consent or not'.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said it would consider these options, particularly with the Ministry of Justice.
However, in the afternoon, the Ministry of Justice issued a position to directly refute the position of the Ministry of Leisure.
She drew the line that there is no plan to revise the crime of adultery without consent, saying, "As it is a problem related to the fundamental system of sex crimes, a comprehensive review is needed, including gathering opinions from academics and studying overseas legislation."
People's Power Rep. Kwon Seong-dong also criticized on Facebook, saying, "If this law is introduced, even if it was an agreed relationship, there is a possibility of being accused later depending on the other party's intention."
In particular, the Ministry of Gender Equality is overheating the conflict between men and women, and it is the reason why they pledged to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality.
He hurriedly changed his words, saying, "There is no plan to review the revision of the crime of adultery without consent."
At the same time, it was also clarified that the issue was not a task newly reviewed or promoted by the Yoon Seok-yeol government.
(Video editing: Park Ji-in)