[속보]Human Rights Commission “Park Won-soon’s sexual statements are sexual harassment …

On the 25th, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea determined that the late Mayor Park Won-soon, the former mayor of Seoul, was sexually harassed.

As a result of deliberating on the agenda to report the results of an ex officio investigation, including Mayor Park Jeon’s sexual harassment, the Human Rights Commission held the second committee on that day in 2021, and decided to recommend improvements to protect victims and prevent recurrence to related organizations such as Seoul.

The Human Rights Commission said, “The victim’s claim that Mayor Park sent inappropriate messages, photos, and emoticons to victims late at night and touched nails and hands with nail art in the office is acceptable.” “It is sexual harassment as a sexual language that makes you feel sexually humiliated or disgusted.”

However, it was difficult to find out the facts about the allegations of condoning or assisting sexual harassment by former mayor Park aide. Human Rights Commission said, “It seems to be true that the victim requested for a telegram from the beginning of his work in the secretary’s office, and that supervisors recommended him to remain.” It is not possible to grasp the situation that it is because of it.”

“Even though it is difficult to confirm the objective evidence that the reference people condoned or aided the sexual harassment of former Mayor Park, the secretary office assisting the local government did not recognize the nature and hierarchy of sexual harassment, and viewed the relationship between the two as an intimate relationship. “I believe that low gender sensitivity is a problem.”

Meanwhile, the victim, who received a complaint from Mayor Park for being sexually harassed, requested an ex officio investigation to the Human Rights Commission in July last year.

Reporter Hao Soo-min [email protected]