The lawyer who represented the woman who claims to have been sexually harassed by Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon says her client was subjected to abuse for 4 years. She alleges that he would send pics of him in his underwear at night. (more follows)
Mayor Park took his own life last week just hours after she filed the allegations to police.
His funeral is being held this week.
Women’s rights campaigners in Seoul are calling for a full inquiry, if not by the police - by the city office- into the allegations.
His funeral is being held this week.
Women’s rights campaigners in Seoul are calling for a full inquiry, if not by the police - by the city office- into the allegations.
Reporters asking questions about this to Democratic (Minjoo) party leaders have been told to “mind their manners”.
It is a difficult issue because Mayor Park has played such a crucial role in liberal politics and even won South Korea’s first sexual harassment case.
It is a difficult issue because Mayor Park has played such a crucial role in liberal politics and even won South Korea’s first sexual harassment case.
Mayor Park did many great things for South Korea for which he should be rightly remembered. A hugely popular politician.
But it seems there are attempts to try to forget the circumstances surrounding his death. However difficult it may be for his liberal colleagues to face.
But it seems there are attempts to try to forget the circumstances surrounding his death. However difficult it may be for his liberal colleagues to face.
The lawyer at this briefing says: “We cannot let his death bury the case."
"This is a case with a victim."
Police in South Korea cannot investigate when a potential suspect has died. So there will be no police investigation.
So lawyers now calling for internal inquiry.
"This is a case with a victim."
Police in South Korea cannot investigate when a potential suspect has died. So there will be no police investigation.
So lawyers now calling for internal inquiry.
