Confirmed 26 hours after reporting’Kim Eo-jun tuxedo’… Mapo-gu “hard to punish”

Broadcaster Kim Eo-joon’s controversy over quarantine rules was reported in Mapo-gu, Seoul, saying, “It is difficult to punish because it was not caught on site,” but it was found that the site was confirmed more than 26 hours after receiving the report. As a result, it is pointed out that “the crackdown was poor”.

The crackdown on violations of quarantine rules focuses on guidance, such as encouraging people to wear masks rather than imposing fines for negligence. However, if one more day passes from the time of the violation, field guidance is impossible.

It has been confirmed that broadcaster Eo-Jun Kim, the host of the TBS radio current affair program’Eo-Jun Kim’s News Factory’, held a meeting with seven or more people gathered at a Starbucks store in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. [사진 온라인 커뮤니티 캡처]

On the 19th, Mr. Kim Eo-jun was caught talking with four people in a group while wearing a mask at Starbucks in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu. At that time, a total of five people including Kim were seated in the photos uploaded to the social network service (SNS). However, as a result of an investigation of the closed circuit (CC) TV and other sites in Mapo-gu, it was confirmed that a total of 7 people were present, and there was criticism that “the ban on gathering more than 5 people and violating the wearing of masks”.

However, Mapo-gu said on the 26th, “It is difficult to impose a fine (for the Tusk controversy).” Mapo-gu explained that it is the principle that the public officials directly detect the site when the mask is not worn, and that even if it is caught, it is possible to dispose of fines such as fines only if the mask is not worn and then not implemented. Mr. Kim Eo-jun said that it is difficult to impose a 100,000 won fine because the report was received by photo, but not on-site.

According to the’Guidelines for Imposing Fines’ which the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters issued as a reference for administrative agencies in July of last year, fines are imposed only for failure to comply after guidance during on-site crackdowns. [중앙방역대책본부]

The guidelines mentioned by Mapo-gu are also confirmed in the documents of the Central Defense Response Headquarters. In the’Guidelines for imposing fines according to the order to comply with the quarantine guidelines such as wearing a mask,’ issued by the script in October last year for reference by administrative agencies, “Instruct the party to wear a mask when a violation is detected. It is said to impose”. The crackdown means that the purpose is to guide the compliance of quarantine regulations and not to collect fines.

However, considering the point at which Mapo-gu confirmed the site, criticism has emerged that it was impossible to map the site in the first place. An official in Mapo-gu said on the 27th, “I checked the Starbucks store where Mr. Kim stayed at around 2pm on the 20th.” Kim stayed at the cafe with the group from 9:10 am to 9:27 am on the 19th, the previous day. Considering that Mapo-gu received the report in the form of an online complaint, it took more than 26 hours from the time of receipt to the on-site confirmation.

What is Corona 19 Report in the Safety Newspaper operated by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. You can report 900 characters along with photos and videos. [안전신문고 앱 캡처]

Accordingly, doubts are raised about the effectiveness of the’Corona 19 Safety Report System’ and the’Citizen Report System’, which are being implemented by the government and local governments to “report cases of violations of the quarantine regulations.” Since July of last year, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security has added a’Corona 19 Report’ section to the safety report, allowing you to report business meetings, self-isolation, and non-wearing of masks that violate the collective ban.

As in the case of Mr. Kim this time, it is necessary to include a picture, video, and a description of 900 characters. Although it disappeared from the controversy over’coparazzi’ (a compound word of corona and paparazzi), which reports a lot of money for rewards, it has also given onnuri gift certificates worth 100,000 won to excellent reporters until last year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government also gave a prize money of 30,000 won.

However, even if a civil complaint comes in directly, like Mapo-gu, on-site confirmation is delayed, and in the case of the safety report system, it takes a considerable amount of time to be transferred to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security → local government → related departments. As in the case of Mr. Kim, only CCTVs can be checked, and if you do not witness the scene, you cannot search for credit card information or take pictures alone to map and punish.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the ban on private meetings for more than 5 people from December 23 last year to January 3 this year. Promised. [서울시]

Citizen is a reaction that collapses. One online community also criticized, “(In case of violating the quarantine rules), I was forced to sacrifice such as suing and claiming the right to indemnify, and then it is on my side that there is no problem.” In addition to this, there were also reactions such as “Is it okay to take off the mask in Mapo-gu?”, “Is it not fine to take off the (mask) when there is no (control team)?”

However, Mapo-gu has not yet decided that the meeting of 7 members including Mr. Kim has gathered. An official in Mapo-gu said, “The decision was postponed because the investigation for legal judgment was not finished, such as inquiries to the Seoul city, which is a high-level institution,” and said, “It will take a considerable amount of time to make a judgment.” If it is found that it is a violation of the ban on gathering of five or more people, it is expected that a fine of 100,000 won to Kim and his party and 1.5 million won to Starbucks will be imposed.

Reporters Heo Jeong-won and Ham Min-jeong [email protected]