Tuesday, August 23, 2016

South Korea: "Pigs and Dogs" Remarks by Senior Education Ministry Official

Na Hyang-wook (47), head of policy planning at the education ministry who caused public outrage after making rash remarks referring to the people as pigs and dogs and calling for the country to acknowledge a fixed social hierarchy apologized on July 11 saying, "I made a critical mistake." However, as for the problematic remarks, he gave the excuse, "I don't remember the exact words I used due to excessive drinking and overwork." .... http://english.khan.co.kr