People Power Party: "Go Min-jeong, Nam In-soon, Jin Sun-mi's Participation in Seoul Mayoral Election is Secondary Harm"

Lawmakers "Sympathize with Sexual Harassment Victims' Pain"
Sincerely Offer Condolences and Unwavering Support
Kim Jeongjae "We Must Reflect on Why the Victim Held a Press Conference"

Kim Jeong-jae, a member of the People Power Party (left), and Choi Hyung-doo are submitting a disciplinary proposal against Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party of Korea on the afternoon of February 2 at the National Assembly Secretariat in Yeouido, Seoul, regarding the leak of the accusation of sexual harassment against former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon.
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[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Juni Park] Female lawmakers of the People Power Party issued a statement on the 17th, saying, "Not only the Democratic Party of Korea but all parties involved in the incident need to empathize, apologize, and reflect," adding, "This will help restore the victim's ordinary life and serve as a foundation for South Korea to advance as a gender-equal society."

On the same day, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Jeongjae held a press conference, stating, "It is not too late even now," and demanded, "The Democratic Party should listen to the victim's plea and accept it as it is." Kim said, "A political party that does not know how to admit and reflect is not qualified to represent the people," and added, "All female lawmakers of the People Power Party deeply empathize with the pain of the sexual harassment victim of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, sincerely comfort her, and will continue to support and stand with her."

That morning, the victim of the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's sexual harassment case held a press conference and spoke out directly. This was the first time the victim appeared and spoke in front of the media. Regarding the reason for coming forward, she said, "The reason why the by-election is being held has been largely overlooked," and added, "When the mayor was elected from the party that distorted the victimization facts and instead hurt me, I feared that I would not be able to return to my position, so I wanted to choose the side with less regret."

After the press conference, lawmaker Kim met with reporters and said, "Despite the victim being clearly present, giving key positions in the election campaign headquarters to lawmakers Nam In-soon, Go Min-jung, and Jin Sun-mi is a second victimization of the victim," and added, "We should carefully consider why the victim held a press conference today."

In the afternoon, the People Power Party held a policy forum under the Sexual Violence Countermeasures Special Committee on the theme of "How to Protect Victims of Power-Based Sexual Crimes." Lawmaker Jeon Juhye of the People Power Party explained, "This is a proposal to establish an investigative committee in cases where elected officials commit sexual crimes," and said, "It was created to ensure that the courage of victims is not buried, to reveal the truth in power-based sexual crimes where it is difficult to uncover the truth through an independent organization, and to establish a system where victims can be protected under a victim-centered structure."

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