On the 27th, female lawmakers from the party, including Kim Jung-jae, chairman of the Special Committee on the Countermeasures against Sexual Violence, are holding a press conference on the findings of the investigation by former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at the National Assembly Communication Center in Yeouido, Seoul. Reporter Oh Dae-geun
The recent actions of the National Interest Rights Commission and the National Human Rights Commission of Korea are causing controversy over political neutrality. It is pointed out that he took passive measures in relation to the illegal withdrawal of Kim Hak-ei and the alleged sexual harassment of Park Won-soon. The two institutions are quasi-judicial organizations that realize the dignity and values of our society and create a society free from corruption and foul. If neutrality is suspected for any reason, the aftereffects are bound to be large.
Kwon Ik-Com said that it is considering a plan to request an investigation into the suspected case of illegal withdrawal from former Vice Minister Kim to the high-ranking public officials criminal investigation office. Of course, this is possible under the Airborne Law, but you have to wait at least a month or more for the airlift to begin its activities. In addition, it is difficult to understand that the candidate Park Bum-gye, who initially opposed the transfer of the airlift, mentioned the transfer of the airlift at a personnel hearing and changed positions a day later. It is enough to be suspicious of delaying legal proceedings to protect the informant as a public interest reporter, and procrastinating the prosecution’s prompt transfer of additional reporting data.
The Human Rights Commission has also been pointed out that it conducted a passive investigation into the alleged leakage of the facts of the sexual harassment accusation. It is worth evaluating that Mayor Park concluded that the sexual language he made to the victims in relation to his work is sexual harassment, but it is also true that the investigation was limited and the announcement was too late, which caused unnecessary controversy. The Human Rights Commission blamed the limit of the investigation on non-cooperation with related organizations, but the bigger problem was the will to grasp the substance. From the end of last year when the police and prosecutors announced the results of the investigation, it was possible to investigate the alleged leak of the former Mayor Park’s accusation. It is pointed out that the expression of’sexual harassment’ used by the NHRCK also needs to be improved as it does not reflect the change in perception of sexual crime. Sexual harassment, a legal term, is a concept that encompasses sexual harassment, but includes inappropriate personal experiences and is not recognized as a crime.
There are many expectations that the establishment of the airlift will strengthen the position and role of the rights committee. Not to mention the function of the Human Rights Commission as an organization to monitor human rights violations in our society. Political neutrality is an irreconcilable condition for the two institutions to function properly.
