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Justice Party leader Kim Jong-cheol, who sexually harassed a member of the party, was deposed on the 25th. It has been about 4 months since taking office last October. Representative Kim is a person who puts up a’clear progressive party’ and showed a progressive perspective on the’gender’ issue. Bae Bok-ju, head of the Justice Party’s gender human rights headquarters, said in a week-long closed investigation that both the perpetrator, Kim, and the victim, Rep. Jang Hye-young, admitted to sexual harassment. The Justice Party decided to file a position system and appeal to the Party’s Central Party Committee against President Kim. Eight out of nine major daily newspapers on the 26th covered the news on the front page.

Kyunghyang Shinmun: Justice Party CEO Kim Jong-cheol’sexual harassment’ position system
Kookmin Ilbo: 文 “Review loss compensation”… Democratic “Payment in March”
Dong-A Ilbo: Even the president of the Justice Party… Resignation of sexual harassment
Seoul Shinmun: Again… Progressive sexual harassment shouted’gender’
Segye Ilbo: Party representative molested… The crisis of existence of the Justice Party
Chosun Ilbo: Their two faces crying out for progress and human rights
JoongAng Ilbo: Jang Hye-young’s Courage
Hankyoreh: Justice Party CEO Jong-cheol Kim, held a position for sexual harassment
Hankook Ilbo: Party leader’Kim Jong-cheol shock’ molested by lawmaker

Representative Kim Jong-cheol, who promoted’Seonmyeong Progress’, sexually harassed incumbent lawmakers

On that day, most of the photos of related articles on the front page of each newspaper were used by CEO Kim Jong-cheol. Although CEO Kim himself only issued a statement of position and sat in front of the media, he posted a picture of CEO Kim in the main as he was revealed as an offender. The Seoul Newspaper and the Hankyoreh wrote a photo of CEO Kim bowing down and greeting, while the Dong-A, Chosun, and Hankook Ilbo wrote a close-up photo of Kim’s face.

The JoongAng Ilbo wrote in the headline on the front page a photograph of Representative Jang publicizing the facts of the damage with the title of “Jang Hye-young’s Courage”. The Segye Ilbo used a photograph of Representative Jang and CEO Kim sitting side by side, who revealed the damage. In the case of the Kyunghyang Shinmun, a photo description titled “Samwool” was added along with a picture of Eun-mi Kang, who left the conference room after a closed meeting immediately after the related announcement. It seems that it was intended to convey the disastrous atmosphere inside the Justice Party.

“Whoever many believed they would not harm became perpetrators, and those who did not appear to be harmed became victims.” The Hankook Ilbo (to throw the message “There is no victimization”… Rep. Jang Hye-young) pointed out the meaning of the message of Rep. Jang Hye-young, who set out to publicize the facts of the damage. Shortly after the announcement of the results of the investigation by Bae Bok-ju, head of the Gender Human Rights Headquarters, Rep. Chang directly revealed how he made the case public on his Facebook page. The Hankook Ilbo said, “Rep. Jang seems to have decided to speak up to defeat such’victimism'” regarding the fact that victims of power-type sexual violence by influential politicians have been accused of being’not victims’. The newspaper stressed the question of Congressman Jang: “How can men who commit sexual violence learn that women deserve equal respect with themselves? We must face this question.”

Most newspapers diagnosed that this incident resulted in a fatal blow to the Justice Party. The Seoul Newspaper (total resignation, re-changing party… worries about the cliff edge of the Justice Party) expressed that “this incident puts the end of the political life of former President Kim, as well as the future of Justice Party in a situation of clock zero.” . However, it was positive that the midnight system within the Justice Party worked quickly. “It was different from the lukewarm response when the sex abuses of the Democratic Party heads such as Ahn Hee-jung, Oh Geo-don, and Park Won-soon were known.” At the same time, the newspaper reported, “Some point out whether the party is’covering my family’ for not filing a criminal complaint against former CEO Kim because the victim, Senator Jang, does not want punishment.” There is also a possibility that the Justice Party, which put the eradication of sexual violence as a key agenda, will not be able to nominate a candidate for the upcoming Seoul and Busan mayoral elections.

There was also a recommendation that sexual violence and sexual harassment in the progressive camp should not be turned only into personal problems. The Hankyoreh (21 years of public debate on sexual violence from progressive camps, but the incident has been repeated) mentioned the incidents of sexual violence that have been revealed for 21 years since the ‘100 members committee to eradicate sexual violence in the movement society’ in July 2000. The 100-person activity is also the starting point for the discussion of’victim-centredism’. The newspaper noted that even men who are active with a progressive cause can exploit the structure of maintaining gender power of’male’, and’movement society’ is no particular exception. However, he paid attention to the fact that the so-called’organizational security theory’, which conceals the case for the sake of the organization, is collapsing. “When a victim of sexual violence speaks out, we have to look at how society and organizations receive it, and whether the method is advancing,” said Jo Han Jin-hee, a female studies researcher through the Hankyoreh.

The reaction of the Democratic Party and the people to this incident is also drawing attention. People who have declared their run for mayor of Seoul turned their arrows of criticism to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party’s chief spokesman Choi In-ho just said in a written comment that it was “surprising beyond shock.” JoongAng Ilbo (the opposition party “Is there any progressive sexual harassment DNA?” Democratic Party “this is the Justice Party case”) said, “The Democratic Party official who wanted anonymity asked a related question,’This is the Justice Party case. ‘Why does the fire explode into the Democratic Party?’ At the same time, there was an atmosphere of embarrassment inside the Democratic Party.”

Human Rights Commission acknowledges late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s’employee sexual harassment’

On the day that President Kim’s sexual harassment was known to the world, the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s sexual harassment was once again acknowledged. On the 25th, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea announced the results of an ex officio investigation, including sexual harassment of the former mayor of Seoul, and said, “It is enough to judge sexual harassment.” On the 14th, the court admitted to the harassment of Mayor Park Jeon in another perpetrator trial against the victim A, and the human rights committee’s judgment came out.

Most of the victims’ claims were admitted to be true. The Human Rights Commission explained, “Because we could not hear the statements of the investigator (Mayor Park, former mayor Park), we judged the facts more strictly than in general sexual harassment cases.” In light of the victim’s mobile phone digital forensic data and statements of reference and victim, Mayor Park’s sexual harassment message, photographs, and physical contact sent to victim A were judged to be true. The incident occurred due to the power difference between the influential politician and lower-ranking public officials, who were classified as major powers, or’hierarchical relationship’, and’secondary damage’ was caused by neglecting distortion of the facts of damage without protecting Mr. A inside the mayor’s office. It was also admitted that it was done. However, the NHRCK stated that it was not able to confirm the circumstances in which the secretary’s office condoned or assisted Mayor Park’s sexual harassment, or the exact details of the accusation passed to Mayor Park.

The Kyunghyang Shinmun paid attention to different results from the police who handled the case’no public prosecution’ for the death of Mayor Park, and the prosecution who only indirectly confirmed the situation of sexual harassment. An editorial in the Kyunghyang Shinmun (Human Rights Commission, which admitted sexual harassment by former mayor Park Won-soon unlike prosecutors and policemen) said, “In the past half year, when the prosecutors did not reveal sexual harassment through investigations, the victims were subjected to secondary abuse. The decision on this day can be a solid basis to prevent secondary harassment, such as mocking the victim. “Now, protecting the victim and returning to their daily lives are urgent. In addition, as stated by the Human Rights Commission, we must realize that our society did not advance significantly from the level of awareness at the time of legalization of sexual harassment 20 years ago.”

Some point out that the’second offense’ against the victim should be stopped. The Hankyoreh editorial (Human Rights Commission “Sexual Harassment of Park Won-soon” and “Consumable Controversy” Must End) “As the court and the Human Rights Commission admitted to Mayor Park’s sexual harassment, there should be no more exhausting controversy surrounding it. There is no need to mention the’second offense’ against the victim.” The newspaper said, “Now, our society should take the issue of sexual harassment from’the level or frequency of sexual speech’ to’the impact on the employment environment’, not as’rejection’, but’a matter of power relations’. All members of our society must keep in mind that without this change of perception, the power-type sexual abuse case will continue to erupt.”

The Chosun Ilbo wrote an editorial titled, “A group of prosecutors who “accuse Park Won-soon as a murderer” of sexual harassment victims by an organization called the Korean People’s Participation Solidarity for the Clearing of Enemies.” The Chosun Ilbo said, “The first start of the second offense was the outflow of the fact that former Mayor Park was accused of molestation. The Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, who is heavily suspected of leaking, received indulgences, and a member of the Democratic Women’s Organization, who was also indulged.

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