Song Young-gil "Ramseyer's outrageous remarks, frustrating and sigh-worthy... Will fight meticulously"

Assemblyman Song Young-gil Mentions Ramseyer Comfort Women Paper Controversy
"Will Fight Long and Meticulously Against Pro-Japanese Residues"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Song Young-gil, chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee and member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 23rd regarding the controversy over Mark Ramseyer, a professor at Harvard University in the United States, and his 'comfort women paper,' "It is a regrettable, frustrating, and sigh-worthy matter," adding, "We will prepare for a long and meticulous fight using all possible methods within the framework of the law."

On the morning of the same day, Song wrote on his Facebook, "We must prepare for a long and meticulous fight against the remnants of pro-Japanese collaborators that have lasted for 70 years."

Song linked Professor Ramseyer's paper to the liquidation of pro-Japanese remnants, stating, "It is deeply painful that the golden time for purging pro-Japanese collaborators was lost when the Special Committee for Anti-National Activities was disbanded after liberation." He also said, "The political ambition of Syngman Rhee, who is praised as the 'Father of the Nation' by a handful of pro-Japanese and traitorous forces, is a disgrace in our modern history."

He emphasized, "No matter how late, it is our responsibility to punish those who sold out the country and the nation for their own gain and collaborated with foreign powers, and those who trampled on universal human rights and life, in the name of history." Song explained, "We intend to use all methods within the legal framework," adding, "The letter I sent to Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow four days ago is one such method."

On the 19th, he sent a letter to Lawrence S. Bacow, president of Harvard University, pointing out Professor Ramseyer's paper and demanding strong corrective measures. In the letter, he criticized, "Most of the paper fails to address the more serious issue that the majority of 'comfort women' victims were mobilized through deception or coercion, and it distorts history by generalizing 'comfort women' as prostitutes."

Song welcomed the decision by the World History Digital Education Foundation (WHDEF), a U.S. nonprofit led by Chairman Han Jong-woo, to produce educational materials on comfort women for American middle and high schools on the 21st (local time), adding, "I hope that we can start fighting the remnants of Japanese colonial rule in the best way possible within each of our respective fields."

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