Starting today, victims of sexual assault crimes will be able to apply for mental injury compensation, the Ministry of Justice said yesterday.
Victims of sexual assault may apply for up to NT$400,000 (US$12,000) in compensation for mental injury from the government. This is in addition to other forms of compensation and benefits currently available to families and victims of assault, including compensation for funeral costs, child support, medical bills and living expenses incurred as a result of being unable to work.
The total maximum monetary compensation a person is entitled to is NT$2.1 million.
On May 8, legislators passed an amendment to the Crime Victims Protection Act (犯罪被害人保護法) that expands protection measures to provide victims of crime with medical and psychological treatment, judicial proceedings and other support.
“The purpose of the amendment is to protect victims, and to make our society safer and more stable,” Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) said.
Before the amendment, regulations only allowed family members of victims who had been killed or those who sustained serious injuries in crimes to seek compensation from the Association for Victims Support, an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior.
The Act is also applicable to victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.
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