People Power Party's Jeong Chan-min Sparks Controversy with "Ddae-miri" Remark in Front of Kim Yong-gyun's Bereaved Family

"I Did Not Make Remarks About Those People... Apologize for Causing Misunderstanding"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] It has recently become controversial that Jeong Chan-min, a member of the People Power Party, used the term "ttaemiri" (body scrubber) in front of the family of the late Kim Yong-gyun, who was protesting in the National Assembly.

According to the Justice Party, on the 9th, Jeong passed by Kim Mi-sook, the mother of Kim Yong-gyun, who was protesting in front of the Rotunda Hall in the National Assembly to urge the enactment of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, and Justice Party officials, saying, "Who are you, why are you fighting with the ttaemiris?"

Cho Hye-min, spokesperson for the Justice Party, issued a statement that day saying, "What crime did the bereaved family commit, and what crime did the body scrubbers commit?" and "We strongly condemn this outrageous remark. We demand that Representative Jeong clarify the truth of his statement and apologize."

Representative Jeong released a statement saying, "At that time, the family of worker Kim Yong-gyun was not visible, and I did not make any remarks about them." He added, "There was an argument between our party and some Democratic Party members during the picket protest, so I made a personal remark to a fellow lawmaker meaning 'Let's refrain from political fights regardless of party affiliation,'" and apologized for causing misunderstanding due to inappropriate language use.

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