Diplomats’ sexual abuses
외교관성추행
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was humiliated with another sexual harassment scandal involving one of its officers earlier this week.
외교부가지난주직원의성범죄스캔들로인해또다시치욕을당했다.
The ministry said Thursday a diplomat at the Korean Embassy in Ethiopia was summoned for questioning after receiving reports he sexually assaulted a female administrative staffer at the embassy.
외교부는주에티오피아한국대사관소속외교관이대사관의여성행정직원을성폭행했다는혐의로해당외교관을소환해조사했다고밝혔다.
Internal inspectors found that the diplomat took the female official to his home and raped her after having dinner and wine with her.
내부감사에따르면이외교관은여성직원과저녁을먹으며와인을마신후자신의집으로데려가성폭행을했다고한다.
The case comes only nine months after a senior officer at the Korean Embassy in Chile caused a public uproar after video footage of him sexually abusing a minor was broadcast on local TV and uploaded on YouTube.
이번사건은주칠레한국대사관의고위직원이미성년자를성추행하는모습이현지방송과유트브를통해알려져공분을산지불과9개월만에발생했다.
A Korean ambassador in the Middle East was also found to have sexually harassed an embassy staffer last year.
지난해한중동지역대사도대사관직원을성추행한것이발각된것으로알려졌다.
These cases show there is something fundamentally wrong with the ministry’s response to sexually misbehaving employees.
이사건들은성범죄를저지른직원들에대한외교부의대응이근본적으로잘못되어있음을보여준다.
It is particularly shocking that the latest case occurred less than a month after Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha took office on June 19 vowing to bring bold reforms to transform the ministry’s culture.
특히최근사건은신임강경화외교장관이외교부문화를혁신하겠다며지난 6월 19일취임한지한달도되지않은시점에서발생해더큰충격을주고있다.
She was reportedly enraged after learning about the incident and ordered a thorough investigation.
강장관은이사건에대한보고를받고격노한것으로 알려졌으며, 철저한조사를지시했다고한다.
The foreign ministry is led by a woman for the first time.
외교부역사상처음으로여성이외교수장에올랐다.
The ministry has a higher number of female employees than the other ministries.
외교부는타부처보다여성직원비율이높은곳이다.
As a woman, Kang should pay keen attention to protecting female officers abroad from sexual abuse and do a better job than her predecessors in rooting out sexual offenses by diplomats.
여성으로서 강장관은 재외공관에 근무하는 여성 직원들을 성범죄로부터 보호하고 외교관의성범죄를뿌리뽑는데전임자보다더확실한성과를내야한다.
Kang should implement various countermeasures, such as regular inspections of embassy and sexual abuse prevention training before sending officers to overseas missions.
강장관은재외공관의복무실태 감사, 공관부임자대상성범죄방지교육등다양한대응책을마련해야한다.
Also, anyone at the ministry who sexually abuses their colleagues and others should face strong punishment including dismissal.
그리고 동료나 다른 사람에게 성폭행을 가하는 직원은 파면등최고 수위의징계를받도록해야한다.
There are 183 Korean embassies worldwide and the people who work at them represent Korea to the world. They need to behave themselves at all times. 183개
전세계적으로 재외공관이있고거기서 근무하는 사람들은 세계에 한국을대표하는사람들이다.이런사람들은항상행실을조심해야할것이다.