People Power Party Urges Democratic Party to Cooperate in Witness Adoption Related to 'Park Won-soon Incident'

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Female and Family Committee members of the People Power Party have urged the Democratic Party of Korea to cooperate in the adoption of witnesses related to the 'Park Won-soon case,' including Lee Mi-kyung, director of the Korea Sexual Violence Counseling Center.

The committee members stated in a press release on the 25th, "The Democratic Party's intention to unilaterally break the agreement with absurd excuses and completely block the attendance of Director Lee is because they are trembling at the mere mention of 'Park Won-soon' during the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family's national audit," expressing their stance.

The committee members pointed out, "When the People Power Party additionally requested Director Lee and Go Mi-kyung, co-representative of Korea Women's Hotline, as reference witnesses, the Democratic Party tentatively agreed on the 21st to adopt Han Kyung-hee, secretary-general of the Justice and Memory Foundation (Jeonguiyeon), and Director Lee as reference witnesses," adding, "However, the next day on the 22nd, the Democratic Party announced that they would unilaterally and absolutely withdraw the adoption of Director Lee as a reference witness, citing incomprehensible reasons."

The committee members criticized, "The reason given by the Democratic Party for the withdrawal was that if Director Lee appears as a reference witness, it would cause disruptions to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family's national audit and make normal proceedings difficult," calling it "an utterly incomprehensible excuse and an act of obstructing the national audit."

They continued, "In their minds, they are only eager to conceal power-related sexual crimes out of fear that it might affect the by-elections to be held next year, ignoring the voices of women victims of sexual violence and secondary damage," and questioned, "Is the 'normal national audit process' that the Democratic Party desires one where the truth is covered up, victims are neglected, and everything quietly passes?"

The committee members stated, "The People Power Party can no longer tolerate the Democratic Party's obstruction of the national audit to conceal power-related sexual crimes," and said, "The Democratic Party should respect the spirit of bipartisan agreement even now and immediately cooperate in the adoption of witnesses and reference witnesses for the Female and Family Committee's national audit."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.