People Power Party: "Woo Sang-ho's remark calling Park Won-soon a comrade is an outrageous statement... He must resign"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The People Power Party and its prospective candidates have called for the withdrawal of Woo Sang-ho, the Democratic Party of Korea's prospective candidate for Seoul mayor. Woo's description of the late Park Won-soon, former Seoul mayor, as a "comrade" has been criticized as a reckless remark.

On the afternoon of the 10th, People Power Party spokesperson Bae Jun-young said in a statement, "Woo, who had remained silent until the Human Rights Commission's results, has finally spoken," introducing that Woo called Mayor Park a "comrade (同志)." Spokesperson Bae questioned, "Is he saying he shares the intentions of former Mayor Park, who was recognized by the Human Rights Commission for sexual harassment?" He added, "If he wants to run in an election held due to former Mayor Park's wrongdoing, as a prospective candidate, an apology to the victims and the ten million citizens of Seoul must come first."

Democratic Party of Korea Seoul Mayoral Pre-candidate Woo Sang-ho [Image source=Yonhap News]

He also pointed out, "The Democratic Party, which should not have fielded a candidate, even changed its party rules to do so, and Woo's attitude of standing with former Mayor Park, who brought shame to Seoul until the end, constitutes secondary harm to the victims," adding, "It has ignited the already uneasy feelings of Seoul citizens."

Finally, Spokesperson Bae emphasized, "If he had even a little consideration for the victims' human rights, he should not have made such reckless remarks today," and "Woo, who has once again driven a nail into the hearts of the victims and Seoul citizens, is unqualified. He must resign immediately."

Seocho District Mayor Cho Eun-hee, also a prospective candidate for Seoul mayor, urged Woo to step down. On the same day, Cho posted on Facebook, "Inheriting former Mayor Park Won-soon? Does that mean inheriting sexual harassment?" and stated, "Woo, who leads secondary harm by praising Park Won-soon, must resign immediately."

She continued, "What Woo should do is not to inherit Park Won-soon but to apologize for the former mayor's sexual scandal," emphasizing, "And then resigning as a candidate is the proper order."

On the same day, former People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won also criticized Woo's remarks. At a press conference held at her election office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Na said, "I was shocked to see Woo's post on Facebook today," and added, "He has forgotten the significance of this election and is committing secondary and tertiary harm."

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