“Whistleblowing” email from the Korean government? Send this letter!
When you file e-People petitions for our “Shut down dog farms and slaughterhouses” campaign, some cities will respond with an email asking us to investigate the dog farms ourselves. They are trying to put the responsibility of enforcing their laws on us. We provide the addresses of dog farms and slaughterhouses that the Korean animal protection organization, Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA), has collected and filed petitions with each of these cities and counties to investigate so that they can enforce their existing laws. That is the responsibility of their government.
Below is a template for an email you can send to the South Korean government in response to their email regarding whistleblowing:
📝 Template for Email to South Korean Government
To (name of city/county) (City/County) Hall:
I strongly reject the assertion that public interest whistleblowing applies to the issues raised in my petition.
It is well-documented that laws and regulations relate to the following—how food waste may or may not be used/repurposed (in agriculture) and what the minimum requirements are for animal welfare (whether in intensive agriculture or not).
This issue is out of bounds for public interest whistleblowing as I have already blown the whistle, and many NGOs and other concerned citizens. It is now up to you – the local government of (name of city/county)– to investigate compliance with local laws and regulations. This is your responsibility and your responsibility alone.
The terms and conditions upon which the e-People petition service operates clearly state that a person may file a petition with the Korean Administrative Agencies with regard to the requirement that such administrative agencies act on other matters such as lack of enforcement of existing laws.
I have raised my petition with many other local government constituencies, and the majority has provided a written response to the issues raised in my petition (even though I strongly disagree with the basis on which their answers were made).
I ask:
1. Why is (name of city/county) different from other constituencies on this issue?
2. Why is (name of city/county) asking that citizens and not civil service officials working for the government be tasked with inspecting and obtaining such evidence?
I maintain that (name of city/county)’s response to my petition is misdirected and an abdication of its civic duty and responsibility. Local government officials and the police must monitor compliance and enforce the law. The local government is responsible for inspecting each facility and taking action against any violation of laws or civil codes.
If you are not familiar with your country’s laws regarding the illegality of the dog meat industry, I advise you to refer to the following: 개식용 종식을 위한 법규 안내집이 발간되었습니다! https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537
I await your reply to the above.
Sincerely,
Name, City, Country
Below is the letter that the South Korean government sends regarding “Whistleblowing” to avoid their responsibility:
We need you to prepare the evidence on the acts of violation of the dog farms, the evidence like the exterior pictures of a dog farms or animal abuse etc…
According to Korean Law of the Method of Public interest Whistelblowing
Article 8 (Method of Public Interest Whistleblowing)
(1) Any person who intends to file a public interest whistleblowing case shall submit a statement in writing (including electronic documents. Hereinafter referred to as the “written report”), with attachment of evidence on the acts of violation of the public interests to any person in the Article 6 Subparagraphs. The statement shall include the information described in each of the following Subparagraphs:
1. The name, resident registration number, address, contact numbers, etc. of the whistleblower;
2. The name of the person who violated public interest;
3. A factual description of the violation of the public interest;
4. The purport and reason of the public interest whistleblowing.
(2) Notwithstanding Paragraph 1, in the event that there are specific circumstances wherein a written report cannot be submitted, an oral statement may be presented in its stead. In this case, evidence, etc. shall be submitted as well.
Article 10 (Processing of Public Interest Whistleblowing Case)
(1) The examination agency, either upon direct receipt of a public interest whistleblowing case or receipt of a public interest whistleblowing case transferred from the Commission, shall conduct necessary examination about the details thereof.
(2) The examination agency may not launch or may discontinue the examination if the public interest whistleblowing case falls under any of the following Subparagraphs:
1. If the contents of the public interest whistleblowing case are clearly deemed to be false;
2. In the event that the personal information of the public interest whistleblower is not available
3. In the event that the public interest whistleblower fails to supplement his/her written report or supporting materials within a preset period after receiving at least two requests to do so;
4. If a public interest whistleblower reports again, without any justifiable reason, a case for which he/she had already been notified of the processing result thereof;
5. In the event that the contents of the public interest whistleblowing case were publicized through the mass-media, etc., and that there was no new evidence other than the facts that had already been disclosed;
6. In the event that an examination into the violation of the public interest had already begun or had already been completed in accordance with some other Act(s) and subordinate statute(s);
7. In the event that there is no reason for examination as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
So, We need evidence on the acts of violation of the dog farms. You can prepare the evidence like the exterior pictures of a dog farms or address of a dog farms or animal abuse etc or …
You should submit those pictures about evidence on e-mail by 18:00, thursday, jun 22, 2022 (Korean Time)
If we can’t get the evidence by the time limit, We will send e-mail to you one more.
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Never ever will such cruelty be accepted by the people of your country and the world ! Pain and fear and brutal torment and torture is wrong on every level and must be stopped. I’s ilegal and your ignoring your laws !!