Headquarters for an anti-terrorism council will be set up when terror attacks occur in South Korea, the government said Friday, as part of its ongoing effort to strengthen the country against terrorism.
Under a revised bill, the headquarters will be created under an anti-terrorism council at the Prime Minister's Office to oversee planning and management of anti-terrorism measures, an official source said.
The bill will go into effect on June 4, he said.
The council will be headed by the prime minister and involve the heads of 19 government agencies, including the defense minister, foreign minister and the chief of the National Intelligence Service, the PMO said.
Also, people who report or provide evidence on terrorist attacks will be rewarded up to 100 million won ($ 87,000), officials said.
The legislation is part of Seoul's latest effort to strengthen counterterrorism measures following a series of high-profile attacks across the world.
Earlier, South Korea's parliament approved a long-stalled anti-terrorism bill to better protect the country from possible terrorist attacks. (Yonhap)
