JAKARTA - Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was found dead on Friday, July 10 after being declared missing Thursday, July 9. She went missing after her daughter reported it. Before disappearing, he had left a message 'like a will'.
The Seoul Police Agency found Park's body on Mount Bugak in northern Seoul on Thursday, July 9 at midnight, near where the last phone signal was detected. This search process involved hundreds of police, drones and dogs.
Park left the mayor's official residence at around 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, wearing a black hat and backpack, after canceling a policy meeting scheduled for the day, according to some local reports.
Police officer Choi Ik-soo told reporters that there were no signs of a violation at the scene and the cause of death could not be determined. The police will conduct an investigation into this incident.
Previously, Yonhap news agency said, a former secretary of Park had filed a complaint over the alleged sexual harassment incident on Wednesday, July 8. This case will also be handled to find out the connection with the Park's death case.
Princess Park reported her missing at 5:17 p.m. and said Park's phone could not be reached and left a special message.
As a mayor of nearly 10 million people, Park is one of South Korea's most influential politicians and is playing an important role in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
He is seen as a potential presidential candidate for liberals in the 2022 presidential election.
Activist for women's issuesA former prominent human rights activist and lawyer, Park has been mayor of Seoul since 2011. He proposed a number of policies that promote gender equality.
As a lawyer in the 1990s, he won a sexual harassment case in South Korea. He also advocated for victims who were forced to become comfort women of the Japanese army before and during World War II, especially when the Japanese forcibly occupied Korea.
Park also praised female survivors for their courage to speak out against perpetrators of sexual violence, some of whom are influential politicians and policy makers, through the #MeToo movement in 2018.
He also played a vocal role in a large candlelight demonstration that helped propel former President Park Geun-hye's 2017 ouster.
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