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Late Seoul mayor says in his will he feels sorry to people
Read full article: Late Seoul mayor says in his will he feels sorry to peoplePolice officers carry the body of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2020. The missing mayor of South Korea's capital, reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, was found dead early Friday, more than half a day after giving his daughter a will-like message and then leaving home, police said. (Ryu Young-suck/Yonhap via AP)SEOUL A will left by late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon says he feels sorry to all people and asks his body to be cremated. Parks body was found early Friday hours after he was reported missing and police launched a massive search for him at wooded hill in northern Seoul. The note shown on TV shows Park as saying he feels sorry to all people including his family and asked his body to be cremated and scattered around the graves of his parents.
Late Seoul mayor was outspoken liberal who eyed presidency
Read full article: Late Seoul mayor was outspoken liberal who eyed presidencyFILE - In this June 5, 2014, file photo, Park Won-soon, then candidate for Seoul city mayor of the main opposition party New Politics Alliance for Democracy celebrates his victory in the Seoul mayoral election at his office in Seoul, South Korea. Police say on Thursday, July 9, 2020, Park, the current mayor of South Korean capital Seoul, has been reported missing and search operations are underway. The Seoul Metropolitan Government earlier said Park did not come to work on Thursday and had canceled his schedule for the day. He was last seen on security video entering a park at the mouth of the hills late Thursday morning. He was elected Seoul mayor in 2011, upsetting his conservative opponent as an independent candidate backed by opposition liberals.
Seoul mayor reported missing, his phone off, search underway
Read full article: Seoul mayor reported missing, his phone off, search underwaySEOUL The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and police are searching for him on Thursday. Police officers said they are looking for Mayor Park Won-soon at Seouls Sungbuk neighborhood where his mobile phone signal was last detected. But Yonhap news agency reported Parks daughter told police that her father left a will-like message before leaving their home earlier Thursday. Yonhap said officers, drones and police dogs have been mobilized for Park's search. A longtime civic activist and human rights lawyer, Park was elected as Seoul mayor in 2011 and became the citys first mayor to be voted into a third term in June last year.