Korean Party: "Ruling Party, Unitedly Defends Yoon Mi-hyang at the Mere Mention of Cho Kuk"

“Is Grandmother I Yong-su a Pro-Japanese Force Trying to Cover Up Past History?”

Yoon Mee-hyang, representative of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, is urging the Japanese government to issue an official apology at the 1,343rd regular Wednesday demonstration for the resolution of the Japanese military sexual slavery issue, held on the 11th at Peace Road in front of the Embassy of Japan in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 13th, the Future Korea Party criticized the ruling party lawmakers for unanimously defending Yoon Mi-hyang, the elected member of the Democratic Citizens' Party, and the Justice and Memory Foundation (Jeonguiyeon), calling it the "final offensive of pro-Japanese and anti-human rights forces," and stated, "Surprisingly, the ruling party's defense came right after Yoon wrote a post comparing her situation to that of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk."

Cho Su-jin, spokesperson for the Korean Party, said in a statement that "They rushed out at the mere mention of Cho Kuk," adding, "As expected, he is the major shareholder of the ruling party."

Spokesperson Cho pointed out, "The allegations of mismanagement of public funds by Yoon, a member of the Democratic Party's first unit, and Jeonguiyeon surfaced after grandmother Lee Yong-soo, a comfort woman victim, exposed them," and questioned, "Is this grandmother a force aiming to erase the comfort women issue? Is she a victim of Japanese military sexual slavery or a pro-Japanese force trying to cover up Japan's past? Is revealing the mismanagement of public funds by a civic group an ideological issue divided between conservatives and progressives?"

Spokesperson Cho stated, "Ruling party figures who rose up like a swarm at the mere mention of Cho Kuk must first provide answers to this," and added, "'Their closed party' has repeatedly shouted about justice, fairness, democracy, and human rights, but the more one thinks about it, the more curious one becomes about their true nature."