People Power Party: "Ruling Party's 'Wine Party' Outrageous... Vampiric Left Preying on the People and Comfort Women Grandmothers"

Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Mi-hyang posted a photo on social media showing herself drinking wine with several people without wearing a mask at a restaurant gathering, but deleted it after controversy arose. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Yoon Mi-hyang, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who is currently under indictment without detention on charges of embezzling donations meant for the comfort women victims of the Japanese military, has sparked controversy by posting on social media photos of herself enjoying a 'wine party' with acquaintances amid the severe spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The People Power Party sharply criticized, saying, "Do we have to hear such news and make the public furious?"

On the 13th, Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary, "At a time when daily COVID-19 cases exceed 1,000 and the entire nation is anxious, do we have to hear such news and make the public furious?" She strongly criticized, "The Democratic Party is trying to forcibly end the opposition's legitimate filibuster under the pretext of COVID-19 prevention, yet news has emerged that a Democratic Party lawmaker from the Justice and Memory Foundation held a wine party."

She continued, "Yoon is a person indicted by the prosecution on charges of exploiting the pain of comfort women victims for personal gain," adding, "It is said to have been a birthday celebration excluding Gil Won-ok, whose birthday it actually was. Did she encounter a difficult situation during the trial? Why is she using a video of Grandma Gil, who was used right after the indictment, especially at this critical time when confirmed cases are rapidly approaching 1,000?"

She further questioned, "Is there still something left to exploit?" and said, "The donations that should have been delivered to Grandma Gil but were allegedly intercepted?has she returned them? As a former representative of the Justice and Memory Foundation, known as a financial source for activist groups, it seems Yoon’s celebration is not over yet. Please stop mentioning the comfort women victims any further," raising her voice.

On the 11th, Heo Eun-ah, a member of the People Power Party, delivered a greeting at the non-face-to-face youth policy meeting "On-Tact: Connection Link" hosted by the corporation Youth and Future.
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Another member of the same party, Heo Eun-ah, also joined in. Heo posted on her social media, "At a time when the whole country has come to a halt due to COVID-19, I am appalled to see Yoon Mi-hyang, a member of the National Assembly, elegantly drinking wine while mentioning the birthday of a comfort woman grandmother," and condemned, "I even feel fear at the grotesqueness of the left-wing vampires who suck the blood of the people’s taxes and the comfort women victims."

Earlier, on the 11th, Yoon posted photos on her social media showing herself dining without masks and drinking wine with five acquaintances, which sparked controversy. The post included the message, "Celebrating the birthday of Gil Won-ok, a victim of the Japanese military’s comfort women system," but Grandma Gil herself was not seen in the photos. Netizens harshly criticized, saying, "How can a lawmaker be so ignorant of the seriousness of the current situation where daily confirmed cases exceed 1,000 and hold a wine party?"

As criticism intensified, Yoon issued an apology through Instagram that afternoon.

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