Kim Dae-gi: "Yoon Jae-soon's 'Warning Disciplinary Action' Remark Inappropriate... Cannot Discipline Based on a Single Statement"

Debate over Yoon Jae-soon's Remarks at the National Assembly Steering Committee

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Kim Dae-gi, Chief Presidential Secretary, responded that the remarks made by Yoon Jae-soon, Secretary General, during his time at the prosecution, which received a warning disposition, were "inappropriate."

On the 17th, Chief Secretary Kim appeared at the National Assembly Steering Committee plenary session and made this statement in response to a question from Go Min-jung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, regarding the appropriateness of the remarks.

Rep. Go referred to a PPT slide mentioning that in 2012, while Secretary Yoon was working at the prosecution, he received a "warning" disposition for remarks such as "If you want to do a love shot, take off your clothes" and "Are you wearing underwear?" Chief Secretary Kim responded that both remarks were "inappropriate."

When asked by Rep. Go about the appropriate level of disciplinary action for those remarks, Chief Secretary Kim said, "When disciplining a person, you cannot discipline them based on just one line like that," adding, "You need to consider the situation and then determine the level."

Regarding whether the warning disposition was appropriate, he replied, "Yes," adding, "If it had been done."

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