Park Ji-hyun, Choi Kang-wook. yunhap news
Rep. Choi Kang-wook, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, responded to the controversy over sexual harassment remarks raised on the 2nd by issuing a statement and refusing to make sexually harassing remarks.
On that day, Park Ji-hyeon, chairman of the Democratic Party’s emergency countermeasures committee, inquired about the possibility of disciplinary action if the allegations were true, and it is known that he mentioned the situation related to this issue at the party’s high-level strategy meeting.
▶ According to the politicians, on April 28th, Rep. Choi Kang-wook, as well as members of the Democratic Party of Korea, and their aides had a videoconference.
At this time, Representative Choi Kang-wook said, “Show me your face,” when a male lawmaker did not turn on the camera.
However, in the process, Rep. Choi Kang-wook asked the lawmaker, “Are you doing this because of XXX?” The controversy arose that he used the word ‘XXX’ with a sexual meaning.
After the meeting, one of the videoconference attendees reported to the Democratic Party Advisory Council (Minbohyup) that there was a problem with Rep. Choi Kang-wook’s remarks.
▶When the situation at this time and the fact that the videoconference participant raised the problem four days later, a member of the National Assembly member Choi Kang-wook’s office told the media that XXX was an expression of ‘jaljal’, meaning a specific game played with coins. explained that it was not.
Next, a statement was made to the effect that the remarks were not sexually harassing in the name of Rep. Choi Kang-wook. In a statement, Rep. Choi Kang-wook said, “(At the time) discussions about prosecutorial reform were in progress among the judges, and even though the remark was only a light joke to evoke a serious atmosphere, it is deeply regrettable that the purpose was distorted and reported. express,” he said.
However, he added, “I would like to express my regrets to the attendees for the fact that the remarks caused misunderstandings and made you feel uncomfortable regardless of the context before and after the remarks.”
However, the current controversy has not been closed within the Democratic Party of Korea, but rather points to the possibility of disciplinary action against Rep. Choi Kang-wook.
