Hyun Geun-taek, Vice President of the Democratic Research Institute. /Newsis
Hyun Geun-taek, vice president of the Korea Democratic Institute, said Lee Seok-ju, a Seongnam-area Democratic Party politician, had released a draft agreement that included the names of victims in the ‘controversy over sexual harassment comments’, sparking controversy over secondary perpetrators. The victim’s side protested, saying she did not accept the agreement and said, “I was victimized again.”
On the 14th, Mr. Lee posted on Facebook a draft of an agreement (statement) written by three people: himself, the current vice president, and Secretary A, another victim. Mr. Lee is one of the victims who heard sexual harassment remarks from the current vice president, and is a potential rival who has announced his intention to run for the Seongnam Central District, the same constituency as him, in the upcoming general election. It is said that the agreement was handwritten by the current vice president.
The released document states, “The three of us (Lee Seok-ju, A, and Hyun Geun-taek) met in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do on January 12, 2024 and had the following conversation,” and “Hyun Geun-taek made inappropriate comments (‘Are you married’, ‘Do you live together’, ‘Do you have a cold?’). “I sincerely apologize for this.”
He continued, “At the time, there were no direct remarks other than the above remarks. I apologize once again for adding to the hurt by saying that I was drunk and couldn’t remember.” “Lee Seok-ju and Mr. A had problems with Hyun Geun-taek’s non-candidate, party discipline, and qualifications for candidacy. It contains the sentence, “I don’t want this to happen.”
At the end of the document, there is a statement that “The above contents were written under the agreement of the three people, and we promise to make future progress under the agreement of the three people.”
The names of three holders were written on the document, but only Mr. A had not signed by hand, and the three names in the printed signature were revealed as is without any mosaic or anonymization.
While releasing the document, Mr. Lee said, “I give a big round of applause to Vice Director Hyun’s courageous apology and tolerance of the victim. “This matter will not be remembered as sexual harassment, but as a mistake and an exemplary apology,” he said.
Then, Mr. A directly commented on this post in 5 hours.
Person A said, “I can’t speak.” He wrote, “Despite the efforts of mediation, they left out every human being for several hours that day, and this situation seems to be over. I was contacted by my lawyer, but they were backtracking again, so I said I couldn’t accept it.”
Mr. A then said, “I am a victim. He said, “The victim has become the perpetrator, and it has reached a point where it is more serious than I thought. Now, I will refrain from saying anything as much as possible,” and added, “It is very bitter to think that it has happened again.”
Deputy Director Hyeon also expressed negative views on the release of Mr. Lee’s documents through Facebook on the same night. “Lee Seok-ju and I agreed, but Mr. A said that additional review was necessary. “While we are in the process of consultation, it is not helpful at all for the unconfirmed content to be disclosed to Facebook and the media,” he said.
2024-01-15 01:44:51
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