Lee Nak-yeon "Taking the Human Rights Commission's Park Won-soon Investigation Results Seriously"

Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 27th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 27th that he "takes the investigation results seriously" regarding the National Human Rights Commission's announcement of the results of its ex officio investigation into the late Park Won-soon, former mayor of Seoul, concerning sexual harassment.

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Lee said, "I deeply apologize once again to the victim and her family."

He added, "We will do our best to help the victim restore her daily life without secondary harm," and "We will also respect the Human Rights Commission's recommendations for institutional improvements sent to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Minister of Gender Equality and Family. We will cooperate with related agencies to prepare measures to prevent recurrence."

He continued, "We will boldly reform outdated systems and practices that adjust gender gaps. We will dismantle the structures in our society that oppress women," emphasizing, "We will strengthen punishment by amending laws related to power-based sexual crimes so that sexual crimes committed through workplace authority can never take root again."

He also added, "We will continuously conduct gender equality education centered on the Democratic Party's National Women's Committee and the Education Training Institute," and "We will more thoroughly monitor and block sexual misconduct issues within the party through the Ethics Inspection Team, Ethics Reporting Center, and Gender Violence Reporting and Counseling Center."