Jong-cheol Kim, president of the Justice Party, resigned as the party’s representative in the case of sexual harassment. yunhap news
On the 25th, President Kim Jong-cheol of Justice Party resigned after acknowledging that he had sexually harassed Rep. Jang Hye-young of the same party. Since then, the content that CEO Kim expressed his position on issues related to women and actively spoken online has been attracting attention. What is particularly discussed is the remarks made by CEO Kim, revealing concerns about the’Alpes’ controversy and related concerns that have recently emerged online.
Regarding the controversy of’Alpes’, which criticized male idols by sexually objectifying male idols at the New Year’s press conference on the 20th, CEO Kim said, “It should not be written as a way to overcome the reality that women suffer from sexual violence. Some of these controversies were spoken out of concern that it could dilute the issue of sexual violence against women.
He said, “Even if it appears in Alpes, it is true that the composition of sexual power in society is overwhelmingly unfavorable to women,” he said. “It should not be like an alibi to overcome opposition to misogyny or sexual violence.”
According to the Justice Party’s announcement, President Kim’s remarks were immediately after the sexual harassment incident. According to the Justice Party, CEO Kim made unnecessary physical contact with Congressman Jang after meeting at a restaurant on the 15th, and on the 18th, three days after his hard work, Representative notified the issue to the party.
Representative Kim also covered the refusal of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon who made an extreme choice last year due to suspicion of sexual harassment by Rep. Chang and Ryu Ho-jeong. It was a situation in which backlash continued, such as some party members withdrew over the refusal of the condolences of the two lawmakers. At that time, the senior party spokesman said that the actions of the two lawmakers were in the party’s position. “Isn’t there a lot of cases where women suffer from problems related to sex in our society? He said, “I think there is a slight difference in consideration for such a part.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Jang, a victim, issued a statement on the day and said, “The shock and pain of undermining my dignity as an equal human being from the representative of our party, who had been deeply trusted and who had been crying out to eradicate gender violence together, were really great. He said that the reason why he decided to hold open accountability even in case of anxiety and anxiety was because he believed that it was a way for the party and society to restore his dignity and return to his daily life.”
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