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Although the National Assembly has begun discussions to enact the Severe Accident Corporate Sanctions Act (Severe Accident Law), the definition of “ severe disaster ” is being thwarted. Furthermore, the Democratic Party is planning to prepare a bill based on the government’s draft and deal with it in the interim National Assembly, but the Justice Party is expected to run into trouble as it strongly opposes saying it is a ‘warp’ which has been withdrawn from the original bill.
On the 29th, the Legislative Judicial Commission of the National Assembly held a subcommittee on legislation to examine the law on serious disasters. The power of the people, which originally declared a boycott saying that only one proposal should be presented, attended the so-called ‘Course’. The Justice Party, which has no Judicial Committee members, held a picket demonstration in front of the conference room.
Justice Party leader Kang Eun-mi said: “It is frustrating how long it will take to discuss the government’s plan again as it is not a one-size-fits-all proposal.” Representative Kim Do-eup, the People’s Power Secretary who left the meeting, said: “It was because I was expecting this situation because I initially insisted on presenting only one proposal.”
Representative Paik Hye-ryeon, secretary of the Democratic Party, acknowledged that it is not a unique proposal and explained that “an agreement has not been reached between the ministries and the government’s agreement is correct.” The ruling and opposition parties collected their opinions only along the lines that distinguished between major industrial disasters and major civil disasters, which refer to accidents such as the Sewol ferry disaster, in the bill’s subcommittee. The Democratic Party is in a position that it will take as long as possible to coordinate as long as the extraordinary session of the National Assembly remains until January 8 of next year.
Although a government draft was produced, the agreement between ministries has not been finalized, and the content of each legislator’s bill is also different, so it is unclear whether it will be possible to reduce disagreements on important issues. The key issue is the scope and grace period of the applicable workplace. The original proposal decided to postpone enforcement of the law for four years only for workplaces with fewer than 50 employees. The government draft added a two-year grace period for workplaces with 50 to fewer than 100 employees.
Jeong Jeong-dang CEO Kim Jong-cheol said on Facebook: “85% of serious accidents occur in workplaces with fewer than 50 employees, and a 4-year delay was not enough either. It is not a law of punishment, but a severe law to protect companies in the event of a disaster. “
Lee Han-bit, the father of the late PD Lee Han-bit, who had the opportunity to speak at the alleged party, met with reporters at the National Assembly and lamented: “How many more deaths should we be observing since the period of fear? and run until grace period? ” Mr. Lee raised his voice and said: “The government and the ruling party do not adequately reflect the purpose of the presidential engagement.”
The scope of the exemption for civil servants is also controversial. The original plan targeted “public officials who are authorized to approve” as punishment. However, the government bill has strengthened the rules to punish public officials only when the abandonment of duty is recognized by criminal law. In addition, ministers and heads of local governments were excluded from the scope of management managers who demand responsibility when a major disaster strikes.
Relevant ministries added to the government’s revised opinion, saying: “There may be a side effect of avoiding work or limiting authority, and indiscriminate criminal liability can be imposed on the head of a government agency.” In addition, he commented, “Because it is a law to create a new business burden, it is desirable to apply it in stages according to the size of the workplace.” Furthermore, the upper limit of damages and provisions for causal estimation are also problems.
Previously, the Democratic Party has repeatedly emphasized its intention to grapple with the Severe Disaster Act. However, there are criticisms that the government draft placed on the table is an “enraged technique”, raising concerns that the purpose of enacting the Major Disasters Act is becoming ineffective.
Reporter Lee Ga-hyun [email protected]
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