From a 'Women's Rights' Perspective on the 'Kim Euigyeom Incident,' Kim Haeng Says... "Opposition Lacks Gender Sensitivity"

Kim Haeng, Emergency Response Committee member of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 14th and delivering a speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] As the ruling and opposition parties engage in a 'truth battle' over the allegation made by Kim Eui-gyeom, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, that President Yoon Seok-yeol and Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon had a 'late-night drinking party,' Kim Haeng, a member of the People Power Party's Emergency Committee, made remarks viewing the incident from the perspective of the human rights of the whistleblowing woman, drawing attention.

At the Emergency Committee meeting on the morning of the 27th, Committee Member Kim criticized, "The human rights and life of the (whistleblowing) woman have been exploited and destroyed by Representative Kim and the Democratic Party," adding, "Her phone call with her boyfriend was broadcast without any filtering at the National Assembly audit session."

Earlier, Representative Kim raised suspicions based on the phone conversation between a woman known as a cellist and her boyfriend, in collaboration with citizen media. However, Committee Member Kim pointed out that disclosing the conversation without the woman's prior consent is tantamount to participating in dating violence. He said, "The unauthorized recording being leaked in the National Assembly means being an accomplice to dating violence and a secondary perpetrator," adding, "Legally, this is a case of defamation and human rights violation, and damages can be claimed."

He further stated, "While outwardly advocating democracy and human rights, the Democratic Party, which neglected the sexual violence cases of Ahn Hee-jung and Park Won-soon and protects Representative Kim, lacks gender sensitivity and is merely protecting accomplices," adding, "Representative Kim should be investigated, and the Democratic Party, which abetted him, must apologize to the public before it is too late."

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