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Incidents of sexual abuse, such as sexual harassment and sexual harassment in diplomatic missions abroad, remain controversial, and sanctions against diplomats caught in sexual abuse will be strengthened in the future. The policy is to apply the principle of zero tolerance, such as deprivation of public office, to diplomats who have caused trouble and to protect victims under the direction of headquarters. Reporter Lee Gyo-jun. A New Zealand court issued an arrest warrant for a South Korean diplomat in February. He was accused of sexually harassing a local male employee multiple times while working at the New Zealand embassy in 2017. New Zealand Prime Minister Jehshinda Aden discussed the case in a phone call with President Moon Jae-in in July and even turned it into diplomacy. Finally, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha made a public apology in the National Assembly. To prevent similar incidents from happening again, the Foreign Ministry has strengthened the guidelines for addressing sexual offenses in diplomatic missions abroad. When a case of sexual abuse was received, it was immediately reported to the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and processed under the direction of the headquarters. This is to block mission participation and protect victims quickly. We have decided to focus on protecting victims, for example keeping the victim away from the perpetrator by working from home. In addition, it is a policy to assign the lowest rank in the classification of personnel separately from disciplinary action for diplomats with sexual disparities. Indeed, they will face disadvantages in terms of personnel such as exclusion from the appointment of the mission president or deprivation of public office. The number of outside experts, including attorneys participating in the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Complaints Committee, has been increased from 3 to 5 to block “cover my family.” Meanwhile, the Korean Embassy in New Zealand said it recently agreed to mediate with victims of sexual harassment. YTN Kyojun Lee[[email protected]]it is.
