Seo Eun-sook: "If Kim Eun-kyung apologized a day earlier, wouldn't she have avoided the 'photo slap'?"

Kim Ho-il, chairman of the Korea Senior Citizens Association, apologized for his 'elderly disparagement' remarks by slapping Kim Eun-kyung, Innovation Committee Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Korea, who came to apologize, prompting Seo Eun-sook, a senior member of the Democratic Party, to express regret, saying, "Wasn't it an excessive action toward someone who came to apologize?"

On the 4th, Seo, on BBS's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal,' said, "Many people say, no matter how angry they are, can you really do that to someone who came to apologize? It's a bit unfortunate. People's common feelings are probably similar," expressing her thoughts.

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She added, "Apart from the act of the senior citizens association chairman, who is from the People Power Party, holding up a photo of the woman who came to apologize and slapping her, I think it was good that Chairwoman Kim apologized calmly and sincerely," and said, "I was a bit surprised and looked up her background, and found out she was a former member of the National Assembly."

In response to the host's question, "Do you think she performed more because she is a former National Assembly member?" she said, "I'm not saying that exactly, but I felt it was a bit excessive behavior toward someone who came to apologize, which is unfortunate," adding, "I wish it could have been accepted with a broader heart."

Regarding the criticism that Chairwoman Kim did not apologize immediately but seemed forced to apologize due to public pressure, she said, "I don't think it matters whether the apology was a day earlier or later; what matters more is that the apology was sincere," adding, "I also wonder if the senior citizens association chairman would not have slapped the photo if she had come a day earlier. I have such thoughts."

Within the party, there is even talk of Chairwoman Kim's resignation. However, Seo said, "While we can criticize mistakes made toward the elderly, those who use this as an excuse to shake the party and the Innovation Committee, I think they are seeking their own political interests," adding, "Fortunately, such people are a very small minority within our party."

She said, "Being without flaws or mistakes does not necessarily mean one can lead the Innovation Committee well, and from the perspective of those who want to shake the Innovation Committee, even if they appoint someone without flaws, they could attack them as incompetent," adding, "The Innovation Committee's first mission is to create innovation plans, and since it is still in the initial stage of gathering opinions, I think it is necessary to observe the future processes."

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