"Let's Do a Roundhouse Kick" Inappropriate Remark… "Apologizing for the Slip of the Tongue"

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Yesterday (August 4), a seminar regarding the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Act was held at the National Assembly, attended by the victim of the Busan roundhouse kick assault case. However, it was reported that a lawmaker from the ruling People Power Party made a remark telling a fellow lawmaker to do a roundhouse kick. Amid rising criticism, the lawmaker issued an apology, but the controversy continues.

Reporter Son Hyeong-an has the details.

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The National Assembly seminar titled "Prohibition of Supplementary Investigations, the Gates of Hell Have Opened" was held yesterday afternoon, hosted by independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon.

Lawmakers including Han Dong-hoon, who have been critical of the pan-ruling camp's criminal procedure amendment bill to abolish prosecutors' rights to conduct supplementary investigations, and Kim Jin-joo, the victim of the Busan roundhouse kick case, attended the seminar.

Before the seminar began and before lawmaker Han Dong-hoon and victim Kim Jin-joo entered the conference room, People Power Party lawmaker Seo Beom-su, who was already seated, made the following remark to Jin Jong-oh, a lawmaker of the same party.

[Seo Beom-su / People Power Party Lawmaker: Lawmaker Jin Jong-oh, let's do a roundhouse kick.]

As this remark became known, criticisms poured in, calling it an inappropriate comment that completely disregarded the suffering of a crime victim.

Lawmaker Seo posted an apology on his social media.

Seo wrote that he made a slip of the tongue before the seminar started and that it was entirely his fault.

He stated that the agony of crime victimhood should never be lightly spoken of, and bowed his head in apology to the victim and her family, who must have belatedly heard this news.

He added that he would visit them in person to apologize.

People Power Party lawmaker Jin Jong-oh, who was reportedly responding to Seo's remark, also stated that a victim's suffering should never be lightly mentioned or trivialized, offering his sincere apologies to the victim and her family.

(Camera Footage: Lee Seung-hwan, Shin Dong-hwan | Video Editing: Park Chun-bae | Design: Seo Seung-hyun)
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