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Back|Justice Party, 'introducing Park Won-soon's anecdote' to President Lee, "glorifies perpetrators of sexual violence"
Justice Party, 'introducing Park Won-soon's anecdote' to President Lee, "glorifies perpetrators of sexual violence"
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연합뉴스·1 hour ago·Politics·1 min read·🇰🇷South Korea·

Justice Party, 'introducing Park Won-soon's anecdote' to President Lee, "glorifies perpetrators of sexual violence"

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The Justice Party criticized Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who recalled an anecdote with the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon through social media, saying it was a secondary offense against victims of sexual violence and urged him to apologize.

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Former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's sexual crimes were confirmed through an investigation by the National Human Rights Commission and a court ruling.

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On the 11th, the Justice Party criticized President Lee Jae-myung, who introduced an anecdote with the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon through social media, calling it "a clear secondary offense."

Kim Na-yul, spokesperson for the Justice Party, pointed out in a commentary that day, saying, “I am outraged by the obvious secondary offense in which the most powerful person in Korea publicly honors the perpetrator.”

Spokesperson Kim said, “The entire nation witnessed the president glorifying perpetrators of powerful sexual violence in order to justify his social media communication methods,” and added, “Do not sacrifice the dignity of victims of sexual violence in defending your communication methods.”

At the same time, he said, “Former Mayor Park’s power-based sexual crimes were confirmed through the investigation of the National Human Rights Commission and the court’s judgment,” and asked, “While you were remembering Park Won-soon, didn’t you think of the victims of his power-based sexual violence cases?”

He then urged, “Please withdraw your remarks and bow your head and apologize to the victim for the secondary harm you have committed.”

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