Justice Party "250 Cases of Secondary Sexual Harassment Damage, Including Criticism and False Information"

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 3rd, the Justice Party announced that it has received a total of 250 reports of secondary damage related to Jang Hye-young, a lawmaker and the sexual harassment victim of former leader Kim Jong-chul, and has begun taking action.

On the morning of the same day, Bae Bok-joo, Emergency Committee Member of the Justice Party (Head of the Gender and Human Rights Headquarters), said at the Emergency Committee meeting held at the National Assembly, "We have received over 250 opinions and reports regarding secondary damage response within 7 days," adding, "We thank everyone who sent their support in solidarity."

He stated, "The main contents were criticism and suspicion toward the victim, inappropriate expressions, and false information," and added, "We will review defamatory content against the victim on YouTube channels and in the media and request corrections and follow-up measures from relevant institutions."

The Justice Party appointed Park Ji-a, Director of the Education Training Institute, as the head of the Organizational Culture Improvement Task Force. Emergency Committee Member Bae said, "At the party level, we will conduct a survey on awareness of organizational culture, commission an external professional institution to conduct the survey and provide consulting for creating a gender-equal organizational culture, and prepare improvement measures," emphasizing, "We will proceed as quickly as possible and ensure sincere implementation of the results so that all party members can participate safely and equally."

He added, "The Justice Party will calmly and firmly support each other internally and practice together to maturely heal the current pain within the community."

The Justice Party will hold a National Committee meeting from 7 p.m. on the same day. It is expected that the meeting will discuss whether to field candidates in the April 7 by-elections, a topic that has sparked intense debate within the party.

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