Jin Joong-kwon "Anseong Shelter Seems to Be Used as a Usual Picnic Spot"

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] It has been reported that employees of the Justice and Memory Foundation (Jeonguiyeon) and affiliated media gathered to grill samgyeopsal at the 'Anseong Shelter' established in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province for victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery, prompting former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon to raise criticism.

On the 9th, former professor Jin quoted an article titled "Justice and Memory Foundation employees and affiliated media also held a samgyeopsal party at Anseong Shelter" on his Facebook.

He pointed out, "It seems they bought a house in a remote area, calling it a shelter for the grandmothers, and have been using it as a picnic spot for activists there."

One-person media 'Media Mongu' posted two photos on his Twitter in January 2016, saying, "We came for a retreat to a deep mountain village in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province."

He added, "We came with the volunteers who help the grandmothers, victims of the Japanese military 'comfort women,' who live at the shelter every week, along with a certain director, but after the samgyeopsal party, there was nothing to do. The weather ruined the schedule."

The photos he released showed scenes of people sitting on the floor covered with blankets inside the shelter and grilling samgyeopsal.

Earlier on the same day, former professor Jin also shared an article titled "'The first reporter of the death of the comfort women shelter director was Yoon Mi-hyang's aide staff,'" claiming, "It's a bit scary."

Meanwhile, the funeral of Son Mo (60), the director of the 'Peace Our Home' shelter in Mapo-gu, Seoul, who passed away on the 6th, was held today (10th) as a 'Women, Human Rights, Peace, and Civic Funeral.'

The funeral was held with the attendance of Yoon Mi-hyang, a member of the Democratic Party and former chairperson of the Justice and Memory Foundation, Lee Na-young, the current chairperson of the foundation who served as the chief mourner, civic group officials, and mourners.

Son, who had worked at 'Peace Our Home' since 2004, was found dead in the bathroom of his home in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, at around 10:35 p.m. on the 6th. It was reported that Son had been expressing psychological distress since the prosecution raided the shelter on the 21st of last month.

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