Yeo: "Respect freedom of expression, but 'Julie mural' is personal infringement, boundaries must not be crossed"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Democratic Party of Korea stated regarding the controversy over the 'Julie mural' that defames Kim Geon-hee, the wife of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, "Freedom of expression must be respected, but it should not cross the line of personal defamation."

On the 30th, after the party's Supreme Council meeting in the morning, Chief Spokesperson Ko Yong-jin told reporters, "Representative Song Young-gil and the leadership pointed out the problems with it (the Julie mural)," adding, "The Democratic Party leadership confirmed that while thorough candidate verification is necessary, acts that completely deny an individual's life based on inaccurate information do not help democracy at all."

Spokesperson Ko said, "The Democratic Party will continue to respect freedom of expression, but we agreed that expressions involving personal defamation, and furthermore elements of character assassination, should be restrained."

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