Yeo Innovation Committee's Lee Hae-sik: "Kim Eun-kyung's 'photo slap' is extremely humiliating"

Kim Eun-kyung, Chair of the Innovation Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited the Korea Senior Citizens Association and apologized to Chairman Kim Ho-il for his 'elderly disparagement' remarks. Meanwhile, Lee Hae-sik, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization Office and an Innovation Committee member, criticized Chairman Kim for slapping Chairwoman Kim's cheek in a photo, calling it "extremely humiliating."

On the 4th, Lee posted on his social media, "This is clear violence that cannot be tolerated for any reason," adding, "Watching the video made my cheek burn. I believe everyone felt the same. Especially women must have felt unbearable humiliation and anger."

[Image source=Yonhap News]

He raised his voice, asking, "Did Chairwoman Kim deserve to be subjected to indirect violence to such an extent?" and "Is treating someone who came to apologize so mercilessly the proper conduct of an elder who should set an example for future generations?"

He also raised an issue of fairness, noting that President Yoon Suk-yeol did not apologize. He said, "If someone who came to apologize is treated like that, what should be done with someone who does not apologize at all?" and "President Yoon Suk-yeol has not officially apologized for the Itaewon disaster and has not said a word about the Osong underground overpass disaster. What should be done about that?"

He stated, "It is truly sorrowful that in a world where those who should properly apologize deliberately close their eyes to even uttering the word 'apology,' while those who apologize politely and bow their heads are subjected to indirect violence and humiliation, people are expected to just endure and move on. Is this really the Korea of today where 'fairness and common sense' prevail?"

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.