Police will summon the head of a conservative group as a suspect for allegedly insulting victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery while demanding the removal of the Statue of Peace.
According to Yonhap News on the 1st, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul will summon Kim Byung-heon, head of the National Action to Abolish the Comfort Women Act, as a suspect at 10 a.m. on the 3rd.
The summons of Kim comes about two weeks after a police search and seizure. On the 19th of last month, police searched Kim's residence and other locations on charges including defamation of the deceased, insult, and violating the Act on Assemblies and Demonstrations. Based on placards, books, a smartphone and a PC obtained in the process, police plan to examine whether the charges against Kim are established.
At the end of last year, Kim held unreported rallies near Seocho High School and Muhak Girls' High School, where the statue is installed. Kim is accused of unfurling banners at these rallies that read, for example, "You set up a comfort woman statue on campus and offer career guidance for prostitution."
In connection with the unreported illegal rallies over the statue, police designated the Seocho Police Station as the lead investigative unit and are currently investigating. President Lee Jae-myung criticized such rallies on the 6th of last month as "brainless defamation of the deceased."
Police said they will investigate this case swiftly and strictly.