The late Park Won-soon, former Seoul mayor’s wife, Kang Nan-hee, has been controversial when it has been revealed that he wrote a letter-type statement denying the allegations of sexual harassment by Mayor Park.
In particular, when a letter from Mr. Kang came up shortly after the National Human Rights Commission admitted to Mayor Park’s sexual harassment through an ex officio investigation, some raised the issue of’second offense’. This is because Kang’s letter can create a composition that mobilizes supporters and presses the victims. After the death of former Mayor Park, Mr. Kang did not take a stand on allegations of sexual harassment.
Kang Nan-hee “The truth is not yet revealed”
According to current affairs critic Kim Yong-min, the statement was posted on the 6th Mayor Park’s memorial project, “People who remember Park Won-soon” (Kisa Park), and it spread as a close friend of Park Park shared it on social media. Although opinions were divided whether it was written by Kang directly, on the 7th, Park Ki-sa said, “The letter Kang directly delivered to Park Ki-sa.”
The letter is the content that Mr. Kang expresses his regret about Park’s position after the announcement of the NHRCK investigation. Park Ki-sa said, “We take the decision of the Human Rights Commission heavily and give the victims a deep consolation (…) We admit that not all human beings are intact and complete.” We will uncover the cases that have distorted and hurt many people.”
However, Mr. Kang refuted the part where Park Kisa admitted the decision of the NHRCK. In a letter, Kang wrote, “After seeing Park Knight’s position, our family is in great sadness,” and “I think the truth has not been revealed yet. My husband Park Won-soon is not such a person.”
“The essence of Park Won-soon’s spirit that I have seen for 40 years is morality,” said Kang. “I think that I and my family should believe and restore Park Won-soon’s morality.”
At the end of the letter, he emphasized, “There is a difficult time in front of us,” and “I will slowly think with all my heart about what to do and how to end him. I believe that all of you comrades will do well.”
Victim side “supporters behavior is more problematic”
Kang’s letter can be interpreted as asking supporters to preserve the honor of Mayor Park, who is suspected of sexual harassment. However, some point out that it is difficult to view a letter denying allegations of sexual harassment as a simple complaint. In fact, on social media, there are pouring articles criticizing the victim and the victim’s agent while sharing Kang’s letter.
In the case of the sexual violence of the former governor of Chungnam Province, Ahn Hee-jeong, his wife, Min-won, actively attacked the victim through his Facebook page, saying, “I cannot recognize Kim Ji-eun as a victim” and “Infidelity, not Me Too” There was a point that it did. Min even described himself, the family of former Governor Ahn, as the’victim’ of the incident.
The victim’s legal representative is Kim Jae-ryun, <오마이뉴스>“It is not appropriate for the victims to comment on a private letter written by Mrs. Park to supporters by a text message to the supporters,” he said. “It is regrettable that the act of the supporters who received the letter posting the letter to the sns contained political intent. “It’s good.”
Attorney Kim said, “The attitudes of supporters who seem to deny even the contents of state agencies such as prosecution investigation announcements, court rulings, and NHRCK investigations do not help victims recover their lives safely, nor do they help our society in efforts to eradicate violent sexual violence. “I don’t.” He added, “If there is a fact that I want to check more, I think I can forensicize the mobile phone of the former marketplace.”
Kwon Soo-hyun, a female scholar, said, “Because Kang Nan-hee did not write against the public, it is also different from the case of Democratic-won,” he said. “Mr. Kang wrote to the people around him (supporters), but he suspected the victim by spreading this letter. “The behavior of advocates who either undermine their reputation could be a secondary offense.”
Mr. Kwon said, “By borrowing the words of Mr. Kang,’I’m not like that,’ an attempt is being made to make the perpetrator an unfair person, and to reverse the victim and the perpetrator.” “I think Kang’s letter is being shared with the intention of reinstating the’perpetrator power’,” he said.