Kim Min-seok apologizes 'on behalf of the party' over Choi Min-hee's 'hyena' remark

Kim Min-seok, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 12th that he was "sorry on behalf of the party" over Supreme Council member Choi Min-hee's reference to journalists as "a pack of hyenas."

Appearing on the party's YouTube broadcast 'Minti07,' Kim said that journalists and reporters fundamentally ask questions and write on behalf of the public, and that it is right for politicians to use respectful language toward them.

It was revealed the previous day that Choi had posted a photo of National Assembly photo and video journalists in a group chat room with her supporters, calling them "a pack of hyenas." The Korean Photo Journalists Association issued a statement demanding the immediate retraction of the remark and a public apology.