Controversy Over 'Sex Scandal' Remarks: Jeong Won-seok, Emergency Committee Member, Suspended for 2 Months
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jeong Won-seok, an emergency committee member of the United Future Party, who caused controversy by referring to the sexual harassment allegations against the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon as a "sex scandal," has been suspended from activities for two months.
On the morning of the 17th, the United Future Party announced at an emergency committee meeting that Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman, had issued a warning to Jeong and recommended a two-month suspension from emergency committee activities.
Jeong stated that he would "humbly accept this measure as a moment of self-reflection."
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Earlier, on the morning of the 16th, Jeong caused controversy by making inappropriate remarks during the emergency committee meeting, saying, "Regarding the sex scandal, I want to define it as a sex crime." In response, he apologized on Facebook that same afternoon, admitting, "I acknowledge my lack of consideration."
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