The husband was arrested and the results of the investigation are expected to be submitted to the local prosecutor’s office this week for settlement. (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Representativesfrom the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 9 visited a Vietnamese-born wife beaten recently by her Korean husband.
The embassy’srepresentatives also had a working session with the centre for married womenmigrants human rights and police of South Jeolla province, which is home to thecouple.
The woman said she wants toreceive assistance from the Vietnamese Embassy and relevant agencies of the RoKto get divorced and have the right to bring up her kid, and continue to livelegally in the country.
Kim Suk, director of thecentre, said her centre will continue helping the woman to recover her health,ensure accommodation for the woman and her kid during the settlement process,and assist her in hiring a lawyer to protect her legitimate rights andinterests.
Korean Minister of GenderEquality and Family Jin Sun-mee visited the woman and asked for the establishmentof an urgent assistance group for similar cases, she said.
According to South Jeolla’spolice, the husband was arrested, and the results of the investigation areexpected to be submitted to the provincial prosecutor’s office this week forsettlement.
The Vietnamese Embassy saidafter learning about the incident, it contacted with the Korean National PolicyAgency and South Jeolla’s police and the centre for married women migrants humanrights to verify information about the incident.
The embassy has also asked relevantagencies to join hands in the settlement of the case in line with the RoK’slaw.
It will continue to partnerwith the centre for married women migrants human rights and police of SouthJeolla to provide consular assistance for the woman.
At receptions for Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lamand a delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA), who are payingworking visits to the RoK, the Korean Prime Minister, Speaker of the Korean NAand head of the Korean National Policy Agency pledged to deal with the incident and take measuresto prevent recurrence of similar cases.-VNA
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