At a press conference on the 25th, Deputy Chairman Bae Bok-ju of the Justice Party explained the manner of sexual harassment committed by former CEO Jong-cheol Kim. In this process, the specific content of the inflict was not described.
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“Make unnecessary controversy and blur the nature of the case”
In an article posted on Facebook, Vice President Bae said, “If you do not specifically disclose the (harmful) behavior (if it is disclosed), the individual judges the sexual harassment, saying,’That’s it,”that’s how it is,’ “It creates unnecessary controversy and blurs the essence of the case,” he explained. “This case is a sexual harassment case, and whether or not drinking alcohol judges the actual truth of the case. It is not a factor to be considered.” He said, “If the offender drank alcohol, it was a mistake.” He said, “If the abuser does not drink alcohol, it is because it likes the victim.” He said, “So drinking has nothing to do with this incident.”
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“Why did you not sue? Community solution is the way for the party”
Regarding the reason why Rep. Jang Hye-young, the victim, did not sue, he said, “When the victim solves the problem, he can decide the solution he wants.” “The decision of the victim is to hold a strict responsibility for the perpetrator at the Justice Party level and discipline them.” Vice President Bae said, “We judged that a common solution would be more effective for the party,” and said, “Respecting this is the first thing.” However, he said, “Because the crime of sexual violence is a crime of non-confidence, it is possible to investigate whether the police are aware of it, and a third party can be accused.” The case was investigated by the Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station as the civil society active Bindan filed an accusation on the 26th, stating the alleged harassment.
Vice President Bae also pointed out that “this incident is not simply defined as an individual’s deviant behavior.” “It is necessary to make a series of efforts and activities to check and improve how much equal and safe space we are in everyday, how much organizational efforts or systems are in place,” he said.
Bong-oh Jeong, reporter of Donga.com [email protected]
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