Late Park Won-soon’s lawyer Jeong Cheol-seung: "Will sue Jin Joong-kwon for mentioning 'sexual harassment'"

The late Park Won-soon's lawyer, Jeong Cheol-seung, announced that he will file a defamation lawsuit against former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon for injuring the honor of the deceased. / Photo by Jeong, lawyer (Facebook capture)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] Jeong Cheolseung, the lawyer representing the bereaved family of the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, announced that he will file a defamation lawsuit against former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon for defamation of the deceased.

On the 4th, Lawyer Jeong stated this through his Facebook, saying, "This decision was made considering his social influence."

He mocked, "Former Professor Jin posted on Facebook implying that former Mayor Park committed sexual harassment," adding, "Just a few days ago, it was widely reported in the media that a similar defamation lawsuit against a reporter and a YouTuber was planned. It seems ironic that former Professor Jin, who claims to be a political commentator, is actually ignorant of current affairs."

He further explained, "The forced molestation accusation against former Mayor Park was closed by the investigative agency with a 'no prosecution' disposition due to the death of the accused, and the National Human Rights Commission only investigated the discrimination act (sexual harassment) regarding former Mayor Park's violation of equality rights," asserting, "Therefore, the claim that former Mayor Park committed sexual harassment is a clear criminal act."

Additionally, at the end of his post, Lawyer Jeong warned, "People with social influence should especially be careful not to make such mistakes."

Earlier, on the 4th, former Professor Jin shared an article titled 'Park Won-soon’s Lawyer: "No Korean Man Surpasses Park’s Gender Sensitivity"' on Facebook, criticizing, "Most men, whether sensitive or not, do not commit sexual harassment."

The article includes Lawyer Jeong’s statement from the previous day, the 3rd, saying, "Although no man in our country surpassed the late Mayor Park Won-soon’s gender sensitivity, former Mayor Park died that way."

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