Group denounces Lee Hae-chan’s remarks about people with disabilities, calls for his resignation
Social affairsDec 31, 2018
Despite Democratic Party leader Lee Hae-chan’s apology for an inappropriate remark about people with disabilities, critics continue to call for his resignation.Incorporated Korea Family Association for the Mentally Disabled held a press conference Monday and urged Lee to step down from his position. “Lee’s remarks suggested that mentally disabled people are abnormal, and they are more pitiful than physically disabled people,” said Cho Sun-deuk, the chairman of the organization.“The remark shows