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| Chairman Kang Eun-mi apologizes for the sexual harassment of former Chairman Kim Jong-cheol before the National Committee of the Party held online at the Central Party of Justice Party in Yeouido, Seoul on the afternoon of the 30th. 2021.1.30/News1 © News1 Reporter Yoonsung Koo |
On the 30th, Justice Party leader Kang Eun-mi bowed his head in connection with the case of sexual harassment of former representative Kim Jong-cheol of the party lawmaker. Afterwards, regarding the settlement of the situation, he said, “As the fate of the party is an extraordinary situation standing in Baekcheokgandu, we will open everything up and discuss.”
Representative Won-nae Kang said at the National Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul this afternoon through an online video conferencing, saying, “Today, we will discuss the entire case and plans for the party in the future.”
He said, “It is difficult to even determine how much shock and disappointment you are watching from this incident. I bow my head again and offer a sincere apology,” he said. “The Justice Party will face this incident with unlimited responsibility.” .
He said, “Until the people say that it is okay to stop, we will take the will of the people like abstract and reflect deeply with the attitude of renovating the bones,” he said. “I will do all my responsibilities without neglect.”
Regarding the deprivation of the party, Kim said, “When I think of the members of the party who are suffering and devastating in the unprecedented circumstances of the ideology, I can’t find anything to say even with a mouth open.
He added, “I and the Party leadership will listen to each and every voice of the party members. I sincerely appeal to the party members to be with us so that we can overcome the current crisis and create a new party.”
On this day, the National Committee, which will be held privately, will raise a total of four agendas, including △debate on future countermeasures to deal with the current situation, △changes to the 2021 re-election policy, △postpones the establishment schedule of the Youth Justice Party △Others.
Regarding the change of the re-election policy, the mayor of Seoul and the Busan mayor is expected to decide whether to nominate.
The Justice Party has urged the Democratic Party to be free of nominations, saying that the election was due to the sexual harassment of the late Mayor Park Won-soon and former Mayor of Busan, Mayor Oh Geo-don.
Previously, the Justice Party registered candidate Kwon Soo-jeong as the Mayor of Seoul, and the Busan Mayor Kim Young-jin, the Busan City Party chairman, completed registration with the party, but the election campaign has been suspended since this incident.
There is also a discussion on the next leadership system of the Justice Party. Vice President Kim Yoon-ki, who was appointed as the party representative’s authority, expressed his appreciation the day before (29th), saying, “We held the duty election with former CEO Kim and worked closest to us,” saying, “I will withdraw from the vice president today.”
The Justice Party previously announced the transition to the emergency response meeting with Deputy Deputy Representatives Kim and Won-nae Kang as joint representatives, but on the 27th, spokesman Tae-soo Jang expressed his gratitude and said, “Acting Representative Kim Gwon (who was former CEO Kim’s running mate) was the joint representative of the emergency response meeting. “It’s not politically right to take on a role,” he pointed out.