Along with Democratic Party lawmaker Goh Goh, Won-soon Park bowed his head for calling a former mayor of sexual harassment victims of sexual harassment in the past, and said he would resign as spokesman for Park Young-seon’s candidate camp.
Rep. Yang Hyang-ja, who agreed to refer to the victim as “the victim,” also apologized, and candidate Park Young-seon also apologized and asked for forgiveness. Rep. Nam In-soon, who is serving as the chairman of the joint election countermeasures for Candidate Park Young-sun, has not yet made a statement.
When the victim came to a press conference and criticized the Democratic Party lawmaker who called him the victim, the female lawmakers in question have been apologizing one after another.
In an article posted on his Facebook page on the afternoon of the 18th, Rep. Goh Kohn Jung-jung said, “I have been constantly pondering over the past several months how to heal the victim’s pain.” “I bow my head and apologize for causing pain to the victim through my wrong thoughts. “I wrote. Rep. Ko said, “I sincerely hope that the victim’s daily life can be restored and escape from these painful days. I hope that we can meet in person and convey our sincerity.” In addition, I will drop the position of Park Young-sun camp spokesman.”
Rep. Yang Hyang-ja also posted on Facebook right after the victim’s press conference on the 17th, “I agreed with the very inappropriate expression of’the victim complainant’ in the early days of the incident. It was my fault,” he admitted, “Before being a politician, as a woman, I could not count the pain of the victim.” Rep. Yang said, “I sincerely apologize.” “I have no match for shame” he said. Rep. Yang said, “As the party’s highest member, we demand the party’s responsible measures for the second offense. I too will not avoid responsibility if there is a mistake.”
Candidate Young-sun Park also posted on Facebook on the evening of the 17th, saying, “I sincerely apologize again and want to receive forgiveness. I will carry everything on my back. He wrote, “I have a lot of shortcomings, but I am more humble and ask for forgiveness.”
According to media reports such as News 1, former mayor Park Won-soon, a victim of sexual harassment, said at a press conference, “The Democratic Party tried to reduce and conceal my damage under the name of the victim. “There are many,” he said, “I believe that Rep. Nam In-soon must take political responsibility, and ask for disciplinary action at the level of the Democratic Party.” He also said that it would be nice if candidate Park Young-sun would punish him stingly.
On the other hand, controversy about the naming of the victims of sexual harassment by Park Won-soon of former Mayor Park Won-soon controversy after the death of Mayor Park in July of last year in a group chat room gathered with 28 members of the Democratic Party. TV Chosun reported on January 1 that it was insisted to use the term. In the draft statement of the women’s congressman Hae-ryeon Paik, there was an expression’a victim complaining woman’, but when Congressman Chung Chun-suk pointed out this, Congressman Paik changed his position, saying, “It would be better to change to a victim.” In addition to this, lawmakers Kwon In-sook, Lee So-young, and Kim Young-ju claimed to be used as “victims,” but members Nam In-soon, Kim Sang-hee (4th line, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly), Yang Hyang-ja, and Lee Soo-jin (proportional) pushed for the use of “victims”. The former Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kom Kohn Jung-jeong also expressed a negative view on the statement itself, saying, “There is a sense that it is too early to define it as a victim.
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