"'I Miss You, Let's Drink Together' Persistent Stalking by Justice Party Official Leads 20s Female Member to Attempt Suicide"

[Asia Economy Reporter Nah Han-ah] A woman in her 20s, a youth member of the Justice Party, has claimed to have been stalked by a regional committee official, sparking controversy.

On the 13th, Ms. A, a youth member in her 20s belonging to the Suncheon City Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Party of the Justice Party, revealed on Facebook, "I was stalked by regional committee official Mr. B for three months starting from October 2019," she confessed.

Ms. A alleged, "Mr. B frequently sent messages saying 'I want to see you, you’re pretty,' and publicly said in group chats, 'Let’s drink together. Let’s go see a performance.'"

A female member of the Justice Party in her 20s claimed that she was persistently stalked by a regional committee official in his 30s two years ago. Photo by Justice Party youth member A, SNS capture

At the time, Ms. A was suffering from depression but not to the extent that it affected her external activities. She claimed that despite avoiding contact, Mr. B would call using caller ID blocking or even find her private social networking service (SNS) accounts to send messages, causing her great distress due to his obsession.

Ms. A continued, "I was afraid that Mr. B, who knew where I worked, might come to my workplace or home. I endured it thinking it would calm down over time," adding, "Since Mr. B had been established in the party longer than I had, I didn’t dare report it to the Jeonnam Provincial Party Committee."

She also stated, "After the stalking, I continuously received psychiatric counseling, visited the emergency room several times since July last year, and underwent medication treatment," revealing that she recently attempted an extreme act.

She further said, "However, Mr. B still does not recognize this as a crime. I want to make public that a human rights violation occurred within the Justice Party, which values human rights," urging an official apology from Mr. B and punishment from the Justice Party.

In response, the Suncheon City Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Party of the Justice Party has submitted the case to the party’s disciplinary committee and is currently conducting a fact-finding investigation to discuss possible disciplinary actions.

Meanwhile, Mr. B reportedly explained, "I was grateful to Ms. A for joining the party when we were short of members and wanted to get close to her. I apologize for approaching her excessively."

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