Lee Jun-seok Criticizes Yong Hye-in Nomination as Minister: "Why Another 'RadFeminist'?" — Han Dong-hoon Also Weighs In

Criticism is growing within the opposition camp over President Lee Jae-myung's nomination of Basic Income Party Lawmaker Yong Hye-in as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family.

Following Reform Party Lawmaker Lee Jun-seok, independent Lawmaker Han Dong-hoon also stepped forward, pointing out that "this personnel appointment will bring about severe conflict and chaos."

Lawmaker Lee posted on his Facebook page yesterday, mentioning a derogatory term for extreme hardline feminists, and stated, "Why are they touching that again after we managed to clear them out?"

Lawmaker Lee then criticized, "President Lee is swallowing pufferfish poison, and the country will once again be embroiled in that turmoil."

Lawmaker Lee also shared a photo of a post from the Justice Party's online bulletin board dating back to July 2016, when a mass exodus of members occurred.

The shared image is a post uploaded to the party bulletin board in protest after the Justice Party's Culture and Arts Committee issued a statement defending an online game voice actor who shared a photo on social media of a T-shirt supporting Megalia, a hardline feminist community.

Quoting the title of this post, Lawmaker Lee remarked, "You might as well engage in pro-North Korea activities instead."

Independent Lawmaker Han Dong-hoon also posted on Facebook the same day, criticizing that "for Nominee Yong, who should be mediating conflicts, to become the Minister of Gender Equality and Family will only amplify confusion and conflict, contradicting that very mission."

Lawmaker Han pointed out that Nominee Yong "has spearheaded the abolition of supplementary investigations, which opens the gates of hell for the socially vulnerable, as well as the introduction of the non-consensual rape crime, which effectively shifts the burden of proof onto the accused."

He added, "She is someone who has been deeply etched in the minds of the public and young people as a 'symbol of unfairness' after receiving VIP protocol treatments from a private family trip."

Nominee Yong, born in 1990, would become the first minister born in the 1990s if appointed following the confirmation hearings. Immediately after her nomination, she stated, "As a working mother in her 30s, I feel a heavy sense of responsibility," adding, "I will pour all my heart and energy into driving substantive changes that all citizens can sympathize with and experience."

It is known that even if Nominee Yong passes the confirmation hearing and becomes a minister, she will not resign from her parliamentary seat and will maintain concurrent positions as a lawmaker and minister.

(Reported by Lee Hyeon-yeong | Video by Choi Gang-san | Design by Lee Jeong-ju | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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