United Future Party "This Week as 'Baek Seon-yeop Memorial Period'"... Online Memorial Hall Established

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The United Future Party announced on the 13th that it has designated this week as a memorial week to honor the late General Baek Seon-yeop, who passed away on the 10th.

Party spokesperson Bae Jun-young conveyed this following a closed emergency committee meeting held that morning. Spokesperson Bae said, "As a hero of the Korean War and a founding contributor who saved our country from a critical crisis, we will hold a week to honor General Baek's legacy and to commemorate our party's respect for him."

The United Future Party plans to hold memorial events both online and offline throughout this week. They will create a related bulletin board on their website and establish an online memorial hall. Banners will also be displayed.

Additionally, the party decided to introduce a volunteer mileage system to strengthen the spirit of volunteerism within each city and provincial party branch. Spokesperson Bae stated, "We received reports on innovation projects from each city and provincial party branch through the Secretary-General," adding, "We plan to carry out these tasks as part of the process for the United Future Party to transform into a future-oriented party." Regarding the introduction of the volunteer mileage system, he explained, "It is part of the process to honor and actively encourage the spirit of volunteerism."

Meanwhile, during the closed emergency committee meeting that day, committee members reportedly discussed the need to consider response measures related to the sexual harassment allegations against the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, according to spokesperson Bae.

He said, "Participants mentioned that since the funeral procedures have concluded, we need to consider how to view and respond to the secondary harm to the victims from the public's perspective," adding, "Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in did not make any special remarks on this matter." When asked whether Chairman Kim plans to officially express condolences regarding Mayor Park, he dismissed the question, saying, "I believe the spokesperson made a brief but sufficient expression of mourning through an official statement on the day."

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