Following Basic Income Party Banner, Election Posters Vandalized "Possibility of Hate Crime"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] The Basic Income Party announced on the 5th that following the damage to candidate Shin Ji-hye's banner for Seoul mayor, election posters have also been vandalized, and the Gangdong-gu Election Commission and police in Seoul are currently investigating.

In a press release on the same day, the Basic Income Party stated, "On the 31st of last month, we discovered that a banner was damaged in Gangdong-gu and reported it to the police, but another poster vandalism incident has occurred in Gangdong-gu," adding that "there are tear marks below candidate Shin's face made by a sharp object." The banner damaged on the 31st of last month contained the phrase, "Feminist candidate Shin Ji-hye will take responsibility for free sanitary pads and Mifjin."

Candidate Shin said, "I have repeatedly confirmed misogynistic reactions on social media to the feminism-related campaign banners," and added, "We cannot rule out the possibility of intentional misogynistic crimes." She also stated, "When I first saw the photo of the poster with the face area torn by what seems to be a sharp object, I felt extremely creepy and shocked."

She continued, "Two cases have been found consecutively in Gangdong-gu alone, and I ask the police to verify whether this is a planned and continuous hate crime," emphasizing, "We will continue to fight against discrimination and violence toward women."

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