The Democratic Party of Korea, which expelled Rep. Park Wan-joo for sexual assault and even made a ‘public apology’, began criticizing the ruling party within a day. There are many interpretations that it is intended to minimize the adverse effects on the June 1 local elections by turning the attention to various sexual assault cases within the party. However, the Democratic Party’s approval rating plummeted after the sexual assault incident.
‘It’s been a day since I apologized’… A field that distracts attention
Park Ji-hyeon, chairman of the Democratic Party’s emergency countermeasures committee, said at a central election countermeasures meeting held at the election office for Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon on the 13th, “President Lee Jun-seok of the People’s Power is under suspicion of sexual harassment and destruction of evidence. do,” he claimed.
Chairman Park continued, “The Democratic Party is still undergoing surgery, but the people’s power is still being hidden. There is,” he insisted.
The Democratic Party, which defined it as a ‘serious sex crime’ the day before, and said, “I will continue to apologize until I say that I have become a victim and a citizen,” took issue with the controversy over gender bias on the People’s Power side within one day. Even on the 14th, the issue of sexual violence that emerged in the Democratic Party was not even mentioned.
The Democrats also attacked members of the presidential office. Shin Hyun-young, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said in a comment on the 13th, “It was confirmed that Yoon Jae-soon, secretary to the President of the Republic of Korea, was subjected to disciplinary action after undergoing internal inspection twice for sexual assault while serving in the prosecution service. It is highly probable that President Yoon also knew about his powers,” he said.
Democratic Party lawmaker Ko Min-jung also appeared on YTN Radio’s ‘Lee Jae-yoon’s News Head-to-head Match’ on the 13th to criticize the ruling party. In an interview, Rep. Ko said, “President Yoon Seok-yeol came out of the Blue House saying, ‘I will not sit in the Gujung Palace’, but the public doesn’t seem to hear it. ” he criticized.
Regarding the allegation of sexual harassment by CEO Lee Jun-seok, he said, “I was greatly criticized for delaying the disposition after the local elections.
Democrats tried to turn people’s attention to ‘sexual violence controversy’ ‘failure’
The Democratic Party’s move is being interpreted as an attempt to ‘water up’ the ruling party’s power-type sex crimes as a whole political issue by attacking the ruling party with only a week left before the local elections, while at the same time distributing the arrows of condemnation to the ruling party.
However, there are also criticisms that such an action is an unreasonable offensive because it can be seen as an excuse to the people. Following Park Won-soon, Oh Keo-don, and Ahn Hee-jeong, head of provincial municipalities in the past, a sex crime controversy has arisen in some councilors’ offices this time. not.
People’s Power “Democratic Party with Sex Crime DNA… a perpetrator-centered party”
The People’s Power side is also digging into the weakness of the Democratic Party. Kim Ki-hyeon, chairman of the People’s Power Joint Election Countermeasures Committee, said in a remarks at the National Election Countermeasures Meeting on the 13th, “Sex crime DNA that has been passed down through Park Won-soon, Oh Keo-don, and Ahn Hee-jung in the Democratic Party is not improving, but is growing more and more.” It is almost to the point of thinking that it is not an exaggeration.”
Yang Geum-hee, spokesperson for the People’s Power, said in a comment on the 13th, “The Democratic Party is showing the end of perpetrator-centeredism with a double act of selective silence on victims and emphasizing women’s rights in front of the public.” pointed out
“The Democratic Party and Rep. Park Wan-joo would like to cover up the incident with a tail-cutting expulsion and show apology, but the victims and the people will never tolerate it,” he said.
