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Controversy continues over a mural containing content that slanders former President Yoon Seok-yeol's wife.
In the end, the owner of the building erased the phrase on the mural, but at the scene, a fight broke out amidst mixed voices.
Reporter Ha Jeong-yeon reported.
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Phrases such as 'Julie's Men' and 'Prosecutor Yoon Seobang' disappeared from the mural painted in the bookstore this morning (30th).
This is the place where the mural is painted.
As the bookstore decided to erase all controversial phrases today, it is now overpainted with white paint like this.
Nevertheless, the scene was still a mess.
Posts were also posted on the mural degrading President Moon Jae-in or criticizing far-right YouTubers.
[No, why do you doodle on other people's drawings? Do you have a daughter-in-law Julie? Are you Julie?]
[(You don't like this government?) Of course you don't like it.] There were even
physical fights, but there was a case where a YouTuber refilled the deleted phrase.
Citizens' reactions were mixed.
[Kim Joo-hyung: The owner of the building also expressed it because he had a thought, and I don’t think there is any reason to block it. Wouldn't
it be okay to
just enjoy it?]
[Citizen: Of course, you can have freedom of expression because it's your land, but if it harms others... .] The
owner of the bookstore is in the position that freedom of expression should be guaranteed, saying it is just a satire.
[Bookstore owner: It's a bit absurd, I. No political intentions at all, and no background. YouTubers are more blatantly appearing under their real names, but they can be satirical or humorous if you leave them alone and make murals... .]
However, voices of criticism arose, such as the Women's Bar Association issuing a statement that it was a clear violence against women and a violation of human rights.
The building owner said they plan to allow anyone to graffiti or write on the wall once the situation calms down.
(Video coverage: Kim Nam-seong, Kim Se-kyung, Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Kim Jong-woo)