Won Hee-ryong: "Ministry of Justice Must Uncover the Truth Behind Park Won-soon's Sexual Harassment Allegations"

Jeju Province Governor Won Hee-ryong is giving a lecture at the Future United Party's freshman meeting held at the National Assembly on the 15th. Governor Won delivered a lecture under the theme "I Have Never Lost to the Democratic Party: The Secret to a 5-0 Victory." Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju, who announced his intention to run for the next presidential election, urged on the 15th, "The Ministry of Justice should perform its original duties and uncover the truth regarding the sexual violence accusation against the late Mayor Park Won-soon (Seoul)."

On the same day, Governor Won said through his Facebook, "If the Ministry of Justice performs its original duties, a way to resolve this issue will open regardless of the investigation procedures by the prosecution and police. This means that even without the perpetrator, the truth of the victim's harm can be confirmed," emphasizing this point.

He stated, "This case cannot end with the death of the perpetrator because the victim and their grievances remain," and stressed, "The victim's healing is completed when the facts of the harm are investigated, it is confirmed that the harm suffered was not their fault, and appropriate compensation is provided."

Governor Won criticized, "The victim reported the harm within the organization, but circumstances have emerged showing that Seoul City tried to conceal rather than resolve the issue."

He continued, "There is a Gender Equality Policy Officer in the Ministry of Justice’s Policy Office to handle such matters. Also, the Ministry of Justice has a Human Rights Bureau by organizational structure that oversees investigations into individual human rights violations," adding, "This is why the Ministry of Justice has the relevant functions and departments to ensure that Me Too cases are handled at the national institutional level without being a temporary incident or swayed by public opinion."

Governor Won said, "If the Ministry of Justice performs these original duties, a path will open to protect the victim’s human rights regardless of the prosecution and police investigation procedures," and urged, "Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae should stop interfering with the prosecution chief’s investigation directives at all times and activate the Ministry of Justice’s Gender Equality Advisory System and Human Rights Bureau to uncover the truth of the Park Won-soon sexual violence case."

He added, "Now is the time to consider the victim’s pain."

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