Sexual harassment complaint Suddenly leaked to Seoul Mayor of suicide Korean media July 15 21:50
Major Korean media reported that the former secretary's woman suffered sexual harassment from the mayor the day before the disappearance of South Korea's major media after Mayor Park Won-seong (Seong Park) of the South Korean capital Seoul committed suicide last week. The facts submitted to the mayor may have been leaked to the mayor. In South Korea, there is a growing demand for truth-finding, and the police are listening to the circumstances from their aides and analyzing the mayor's mobile phone data.
Mayor Park Won-seung of Seoul did not go to the government office on 9th of this month because he was in poor health, and after missing his whereabouts, he was found dead in the early morning the next day, and a suicide note was found by the police.
Regarding this, the main media in South Korea is that the former secretary's woman was touched by the Mayor Park for four years and obscene images were sent to the mobile phone on the afternoon of the day before the disappearance on the 8th. He reported that the fact that he had filed a complaint with the police that he suffered sexual harassment could have been leaked to the mayor in the process of being reported to the presidential office by the police.
In South Korea, in the event of sexual harassment, the facts of the complaints are kept confidential, and in order to prevent intimidation of victims and destruction of evidence, it is common for perpetrators to be informed until a request is made by the investigative agency. is.
The city of Seoul held a press conference yesterday and announced a policy of investigating the details of the situation with outside experts, but the fact that several civic groups accused Cheong Wa Dae and police on suspicion of leaking secrets in public affairs, etc. The demand for investigation is increasing.
For this reason, the police are listening to the situation from their aides and analyzing the mayor's mobile phone data.
The woman explains the damage
A former secretary, a female lawyer who filed a complaint from Mayor Park Wong Soon for suffering sexual harassment held a press conference after Mayor Park suicide. Civic groups that support women also attended the press conference on March 13 and explained the details of the damage.
According to it, sexual harassment lasted for four years, claiming that he was touched in the mayor's office and that he was sent obscene images and messages to his cell phone.
He said, "Because of the power of the mayor of Seoul with a population of 10 million, I could not refuse it or raise a problem." I couldn't do it."
The woman consulted a lawyer last May and filed a lawsuit with the police on the 8th of this month, but civil society groups alleged that the complaint was somehow immediately transmitted to the mayor. There was a danger of destruction."
In addition, I called for further investigation in order to restore the human rights of women.
At the end of the press conference, a woman read aloud a comment saying, "Before the enormous power, I wanted to have fair and equal protection of the law in order to protect my helpless self. I wanted you to do it."
Suspicion of sexual harassment
In South Korea, suspicions of sexual harassment have continued to the mayors of the two major cities that belong to the ruling party. Regarding the Mayor of Park Won-seong who committed suicide, a former secretary woman filed a complaint with the police that the mayor suffered sexual harassment.
Also in the second city Busan (Busan), the police launched an investigation in April that Mayor O Godon (Woo Geudang) at that time reportedly sexually harassed a female employee. I admitted that I was there and resigned.
Both of them belonged to the ruling party "Democratic Party".
Among them, Seoul's Mayor Park acted as a lawyer before assuming office, and in the first sexual harassment lawsuit in South Korea in 1993, he was in charge of defending the victim side and led to a conviction, recognizing that sexual harassment is an illegal act It is said to have spread to Korean society.
Even after assuming office as the mayor, in order to promote a policy that takes women into consideration, a post of a special assistant officer was set up and the attitude to work on the improvement of women's rights was emphasized.
The Moon Jae-in administration has advocated "victim-centricism," but the Korean media has criticized the reluctance to investigate the truth about the alleged sexual harassment of Mayor Park.
The mayoral elections of Seoul and Busan, the two largest cities in South Korea, are scheduled to take place next April, and some may argue that the results may affect the next presidential election, which will be held again next March. It has come out.