Busan Roundhouse Kick Victim: "'Go to Hell' Was Actually a Sanitized Expression… They Will Pay the Price"

On July 31, an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act aimed at completely abolishing the prosecution's investigative powers passed the National Assembly.

Rep. Kim Yong-min of the Democratic Party, who led the bill's passage as a member of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, stated that immediately after the National Assembly's vote, he visited the grave of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun at the Bongha Village in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, to present the revised Criminal Procedure Act to his spirit.

On August 1, a post was uploaded to social media operated by Rep. Kim Yong-min's office, featuring a photo of a floral tribute inscribed with the phrase, "I have finished all the homework you gave me," along with a message suggesting that former President Roh would be "pleased" with the revision of the Criminal Procedure Act.

In response, the victim of the "Busan roundhouse kick case," who uses the pseudonym "Kim Jin-joo," left a direct comment on Rep. Kim's post.

It was a short remark: "Go to hell."

In a phone interview with SBS, victim Kim Jin-joo stated that "Go to hell" was the most sanitized expression of what she actually wanted to say.

[Kim Jin-joo / Victim of the "Busan Roundhouse Kick" Case (Pseudonym) : (Seeing that post) made me think of many other victims. It made me think of victims who cannot speak up. I think I used what was perhaps the most sanitized expression possible there….]

She also stated that it is crystal clear who will suffer because of this legal revision, adding, "They will pay the price."

[Kim Jin-joo / Victim of the "Busan Roundhouse Kick" Case (Pseudonym) : Because it is so obvious who is going to suffer, I ultimately think that 'this is something they will pay the price for,' and honestly, I think it is a truly horrific change. Sacrificing someone yet again for their own logic is just too truly, too pathetic a society….]

She also expressed her stance that judicial reform for politicians, rather than for victims, is unnecessary.

[Kim Jin-joo / Victim of the "Busan Roundhouse Kick" Case (Pseudonym) : Since I shouldn't speak as if I represent all crime victims, I asked other victims, 'What do you think about this?' And what was truly unanimous was that judicial reform without victims must never happen. Judicial reform for politicians is of no use to victims….]

Kim Jin-joo added that she hopes President Lee Jae-myung will exercise his veto power against the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act passed by the National Assembly.

[Kim Jin-joo / Victim of the "Busan Roundhouse Kick" Case (Pseudonym) : It's a change so horrific when thinking of other crime victims that I could practically beg, 'Mr. President, please exercise your veto power….]

SBS asked Rep. Kim Yong-min's office for their stance on the comment left by Kim Jin-joo, but his office stated they had no specific position to offer.

(Reported by Kim Deok-hyeon | Video by Yoon Hyung | Video Editing by Yoon Tae-ho | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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