Korea's former comfort women support group May 13th, 19:52
A South Korean former comfort woman urged not to hold a weekly rally around the Japanese embassy in Seoul, saying that it would plant hatred against neighboring countries, protesting against the Japanese government. The support organization that the organizer claimed was on the 11th, saying, "It's a place for empathy, education, and memory succession."
Near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, a protest rally was held every Wednesday from 28 years ago (1992) to ask the Japanese government for an apology and compensation. In commemoration of the second rally, it is known for forcing the installation of a statue of a girl who symbolizes the comfort women issue.
Former comfort woman Lee Yong-soo (91), who has been working with this organization for many years, demanded that the meeting not be held on the 7th of this month, saying that the rally could be a hate to neighboring countries.
On the other hand, the support group held a press conference on the 11th and insisted, "It is not a place of division or confrontation, but a place of empathy, education, and memory succession," and expressed the idea to continue the gathering after the 13th.
Regarding Mr. Lee's point out that the usage of donations collected from participants was unclear, he acknowledged that there were some errors in the accounting statement, but he said, "For meetings and former comfort women. It is being used properly for. "
It is unusual for a party in the comfort women issue to criticize support activities in South Korea, and the Korean media point out that there may be a problem with the operation of support groups.