Youth Justice Party "Late Mayor Park Won-soon... Please Drop Defamation Lawsuit"

On the 21st, Kang Min-jin, leader of the Youth Justice Party, is speaking at the press conference for the establishment of the Youth Justice Party Recruitment Corruption Reporting Center 'Killbiri' held at the National Assembly.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Kang Min-jin, leader of the Youth Justice Party, said on the afternoon of the 28th that she would like to ask the bereaved family of the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who announced plans to file a defamation lawsuit against some media outlets, "not to proceed with this lawsuit."

In a post on her Facebook on the same day, Kang said, "I do not mean to disregard the grief of the bereaved family, but I would like to ask that this lawsuit not be pursued," explaining, "This lawsuit inevitably unfolds in a way that doubts and denies the victim's experience of harm."

Kang Min-jin, leader of the Youth Justice Party, expressed concern on the 28th about the family of the late Park Won-soon, former mayor of Seoul, announcing plans to pursue defamation charges against certain media outlets./Photo by Kang, leader's Facebook capture

She continued, "Many people have been deeply wounded by the late mayor's sexual crimes and death. The innocent bereaved family has suffered a tremendous loss," but added, "The victim, too, was deprived of the 'right to be apologized to' by the perpetrator and was exposed to numerous secondary damages, suffering further harm due to the late mayor's death."

Kang stated, "The target of the defamation lawsuit is the media that wrote articles based on the National Human Rights Commission's decision, and to claim these articles are false, one must argue that the National Human Rights Commission's decision, which acknowledged the victim's harm, was wrong," expressing concern that "there will be renewed public disputes denying the victim's harm," and that the lawsuit itself could become a form of secondary harm.

Earlier, Jung Cheol-seung, the legal representative of the late Mayor Park's bereaved family, posted on his Facebook on the 28th, revealing a phone conversation with Park's spouse, Kang Nan-hee. Kang said, "I have been waiting, thinking that the time would come someday," and responded, "If Lawyer Jung suggests it, I will do it. I trust Lawyer Jung."

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