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Rep. Park Wan-joo, who is suspected of sexual assault by aides of the Democratic Party, made a statement for the first time.
Although we apologized to many people, there was no apology to the victims.
Reporter Koh Jung-hyun will tell you.
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On the 12th, the Democratic Party decided to expel Rep. Park Wan-ju over suspicions of sexual violence within the party.
Rep. Park, who had been silent for a while, released her position through a text message for the first time in three days.
"It is painful for the party and me, but I have inevitably chosen the path of my expulsion," said Assemblyman Park.
He said, "I plan to make a position when the time comes," but "it seems not to be the time yet."
He also finished by saying, "I'm sorry to many people," he said, "Please bear with it and watch what started."
Although he apologized to the unspecified majority, there was no apology or mention of the victims, so it is interpreted to mean that he will act as an independent member of the National Assembly and take legal action.
SBS repeatedly asked Rep. Park if "it's not true" means "whether the allegations raised are not true or, conversely, the expulsion based on untrue actions was correct", but they did not receive an answer.
There were also concerns within the party about Rep. Park's text message.
A key insider said, "
The victim plans to file a complaint tomorrow (16th) against Rep. Park, who not only suffered sexual assault, but also tried to forcibly remove her from office on charges of abuse of power.
The Democratic Party plans to file a complaint with the National Assembly's Ethics Special Committee this week, which can even lead to removal of Rep. Park.
(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, Video editing: Lee Seung-hee)