on the theme of’corona polarization’ solution at the National Assembly Assembly Hall on the afternoon of the 18th. Senior Reporter Kim Kyung-ho [email protected]” alt=”Justice Party lawmaker Jang Hye-young is interviewing Justice Party lawmaker Jang Hye-young on the afternoon of the 18th at the National Assembly Assembly Hall on the theme of’corona polarization’ solution <한겨레>Is interviewing with. Senior Reporter Kim Kyung-ho [email protected]
On the 25th, when the news that the Justice Party CEO Kim Jong-cheol had been dismissed by sexual harassment of a party member, the first message of the’victim’ Rep. Jang Hye-young was that “there is neither a victim nor a perpetrator. Rep. Jang posted a statement on his Facebook this morning and said, “Any woman can be a victim of sexual violence. The fact that I am an incumbent lawmaker never meant that I could be a victim.” He said, “I have done my best to be like’a person who has nothing to do’ from the time of the incident until now.”
What is’victim-like’ and’perpetrator-like’
Rep. Chang said, “No matter how painful it is, I digested the schedule, attended discussion meetings, and presided over the meeting. People did not notice my damage,” he stressed, “there is no fixed appearance of the victim.” This is a head-on refutation of the’second abuse’ questions faced by many victims of sexual violence, including “Why didn’t you report it immediately” and “how was your daily life possible despite the damage”, including Kim Ji-eun, who revealed that she had been raped by the former Chungnam governor Ahn Hee-jung . In addition, Rep. Chang also pointed out the illusion of’perpetrator’. “The person who commits sexual violence is not determined,” said Rep. Jang. “The moment anyone fails to treat fellow citizens as being equally dignified, they can become perpetrators of sexual violence.” “No matter how great he has lived before or is respected by many people, there are no exceptions.” Kim Jong-cheol, the party leader who has shouted for the eradication of gender violence, also pointed to the reality of becoming an offender. It is also a reminder of the behavior of some members of the Democratic Party and their supporters, who previously advocated that the late Mayor Park Won-soon was sued for sexual harassment. In a place where neither’victim’ nor’perpetrator’ exists, Rep. Chang posed a heavy question. Rep. Jang said, “Why do even men living such a life fail so miserably to treat the woman in front of them as dignified beings?” “We must face this question. And you must find the answer.”
“What is more fearful than the second offense is losing me”
Rep. Jang confessed that he also felt fear of secondary abuse and that he was afraid of the impact of his testimony. He said, “I am really afraid of the unreasonable secondary harm that will come to me by disclosing the facts of the damage,” he said. “But what is more fearful is losing myself. “If I keep my victims hidden forever because I separate myself as a victim and myself as a member of the National Assembly and protect the victims, I will be locked up in this case forever.” He emphasized the wish of many victims,’recovery to everyday life’. “I want to talk about my suffering and be truly free from this problem,” he wrote. “I want to go back to my daily life of politics.”
What’differences’ the Justice Party should show?
Rep. Jang said, “Even if the perpetrator is the party representative, or rather, because he is the party representative, there was a belief that the Justice Party would deal with the case with a firm and tolerant attitude.” In this regard, experts say that it is worth paying attention to the’belief in the community’ that made the #MeToo possible by Jang. Kim Hyun-young, a researcher on women’s studies, said in a phone call with “The victims had a belief that the organization would respond to them, and the Justice Party luckily responded responsibly.” It was a huge defeat to push them out of the community. Rep. Jang clearly showed that this incident could allow the’victim within us’ to speak of the damage. The Justice Party must find its own differentiation there.” By Lee Ji-hye, staff reporter [email protected]