The opposition party, which tried to summon Lee Geun to the national audit, turned away amid controversy... "Fake Men is embarrassing"

Kim Jaeseop "What is Different About the Ruling Party's Power-Type Sexual Harassment Compared to Captain Lee Geun?"

Captain Lee Geun, Navy Reserve / Photo by YouTube Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The People Power Party criticized the ruling party by comparing it to Captain Lee Geun, a Navy reservist embroiled in controversy over his history of sexual assault trials. The People Power Party had previously attempted to summon Lee Geun as a witness for the National Assembly’s audit.

References to Lee Geun came up during the emergency meeting of the People Power Party held on the morning of the 15th.

On that day, Kim Jaeseop, a member of the People Power Party’s emergency committee, pointed out that although two Seoul Gwanak District council members from the Democratic Party were expelled from the Gwanak District Council after being convicted of sexual assault and other charges, the district election commission did not hold a by-election.

Regarding this, Committee Member Kim stated, "According to the Democratic Party’s party rules, the party does not nominate candidates for by-elections held due to elected officials losing their positions because of serious misconduct such as corruption," adding, "Since they cannot field candidates anyway, it seems the opposition party is also prevented from producing district council members, which appears to be the intent."

He continued, "At a time when real men of Korea are ashamed to death due to the recent 'Fake Men' sexual assault controversy, why does the Democratic Party also make us feel ashamed?" He criticized, "Despite having received a Supreme Court ruling based on various evidence including CCTV footage, Captain Lee Geun, the 'Fake Man,' continues to claim his innocence and inflicts secondary harm on the victim. What is the difference between him and the Democratic Party and the Moon Jae-in administration, which caused great wounds to Korea with power-driven sexual assault cases yet persist with shamelessness?"

Committee Member Kim emphasized, "Please remember once again why the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections were held."

Kim Jae-seop, Emergency Response Committee Member of the People Power Party (formerly the United Future Party) / Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, on the 11th, former entertainment reporter turned YouTuber Kim Hoyong claimed, "Lee Geun is a 'sex crime offender,'" and released the guilty verdict document.

According to the verdict document released by Kim, in November 2018, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lee Geun to a fine of 2 million won and ordered him to complete 40 hours of a sexual violence treatment program on charges of sexual assault.

Lee Geun was accused of grabbing a female victim’s body part in the basement of a club in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at around 1:53 a.m. on November 26, 2017.

In response, Lee Geun said, "It is true that I was punished for sexual assault, but I clearly did not commit any assault," and expressed, "I had no choice but to follow the court’s judgment, but I feel extremely wronged in light of my own conscience."

Meanwhile, the People Power Party had previously attempted to summon Lee Geun as a witness for the National Assembly audit.

Jeon Juhye, a People Power Party lawmaker on the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee, had applied to summon Lee Geun as a witness regarding the abolition of the army’s bayonet training.

However, the Democratic Party did not agree to the witness selection, arguing that it was "not in line with the purpose of the military court audit and could ridicule the audit," resulting in Lee Geun’s National Assembly appearance being canceled.

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