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The Democratic Party of Korea expelled Rep. Park Wan-joo from the party for sexual assault.
The Democrats bowed their heads, saying they were sorry for disappointing the people again.
Reporter Hyo-Jeong Nam reports.
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The Democratic Party held an emergency non-commissioning meeting today and decided to expel Rep. Park Wan-joo.
“In order to protect the victim, we have decided not to disclose details,” he said.
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“I will tell you that we will strongly request disciplinary action at the National Assembly level.
Rep. Park Wan-joo is a three-term senior member of the party’s 86th group, who served as the policy chairperson.
Rep. Park cut off contact with the outside world without making an official statement.
The Democratic Party Advisory Council argued that the perpetrator, Rep. Park Wan-ju, was rather trying to remove the victim from office.
He also said, “After Rep. Choi Kang-wook’s sexually harassing remarks, there have been many reports.
Within the party, voices of reflection continued.
Park Ji-hyeon, chairman of the Joint Hypertrophy Committee, said, “The repeated sexual assault case is truly painful,” and emphasized that “the wrong past must be cut off.”
“The decision was made carefully by the party after thorough investigation,” he said.
It is evident that the Democrats are worried that it will adversely affect the local elections.
In the evening, he held an unexpected press conference and bowed his head to apologize for disappointing the people again.
He also announced that he would prepare measures to prevent recurrence, such as severely punishing the sexual assault committee and providing sex education to all candidates running for local elections.
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“I will definitely get rid of the misconception that does not view women as whole human beings.”
People’s Power criticized the Democratic Party, saying, “It’s been over a year since they were judged for the sex crimes of Park Won-soon and Oh Keo-don, but nothing has changed.”
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“If only sexual scandals happen, it is the Democratic Party. If there is a second assault case, it is the Democratic Party. We cannot but condemn the two-faced Democratic Party of Janus who only uses feminism politically.”
The Justice Party is also calling for an immediate complaint to the Special Ethics Committee, claiming that the measure of expulsion is cutting off the tail and evading responsibility.
This is Hyo-Jeong Nam from MBC News.
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