Court backs educator over 'dogs and pigs' remarks
Na Hyang-wook / Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji
The Seoul Administrative Court on Friday ruled in favor of a senior educator who was dismissed after referring to the public as “dogs and pigs”
Na Hyang-wook, a former director general of Ministry of Education policy planning bureau, sued the ministry in June, claiming his dismissal was unfair.
Na made the controversial remarks at dinner meeting with editors and reporters from a progressive newspaper in July 2016. During the meeting, Na described the public as nothing but “dogs and pigs,”and said society needed to consolidate the class system because people were not “born equal.”
The ministry asked the Central Disciplinary Committee to review the dismissal request. T request was accepted given the intensive public uproar.
The court heard that Na had passed the civil service examination, served as the education minister’s secretary and as a Cheong Wa Dae official.