Law revision proposed to prevent crime victims from being sued

Singer-turned-actress Nana recently shared on her social media account the news of a proposed law revision that could prevent crime victims like herself from being prosecuted for acting in self-defense.

The potential revision to the Criminal Act, proposed by Rep.

Jeon Yong-gi of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, is related to the prerequisite for self-defense.

Article 21 of the current law on self-defense states that acts of self-defense will not be punished if "there are reasonable grounds, ...