By Park Si-soo, Staff reporter
The Korea Times
The government is considering providing state compensation to foreign victims of crimes here, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday.
This is the latest in a series of moves by the administration designed to protect immigrant wives following the tragic death of Thach Thi Hoang Ngoc, a Vietnamese bride who was murdered on July 7 by her mentally-ill Korean husband, just eight days after her arrival here.
At present, Korean nationals, who are severely injured by penniless criminals, are entitled to compensation of up to 30 million won ($24,800) — the family of people who are killed are also eligible to receive the money.
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