Friends, family and colleagues attended the small funeral Monday for the longtime mayor of Seoul, one of the country's most prominent elected officials, who leaves a complex legacy amid a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.
SEOUL - Friends, family and colleagues attended the small funeral Monday for the longtime mayor of Seoul, one of the country’s most prominent elected officials, who leaves a complex legacy amid a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.
His death came days after one of Park’s former secretaries filed a complaint alleging the 64-year-old had sexually harassed her, prompting a police investigation. A representative of his family issued a statement vowing legal action against those who spread “groundless statements,” without elaborating.
Hundreds of citizens gathered despite heavy rain near city hall and a park where Park’s body will be cremated, some weeping.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Paik Sun-yup, major South Korean war hero, dies at 99Former South Korean army General Paik Sun-yup, who was celebrated as a major war hero for leading troops in several battle victories against North Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War, has died. He was 99.
Read more »
One in three South Korean COVID-19 patients improve with remdesivirOne in three South Korean patients seriously ill with COVID-19 showed an improvement in their condition after being given Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral remdesivir, health authorities said.
Read more »
How the South and Southwest became the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemicThis series of COVID-19 hot spot maps shows spikes in cases as they move from the north to Sunbelt states — especially as the latter have reopened.
Read more »
Deaths as gunmen attack South African churchFive people have been killed outside a church near South Africa's Johannesburg as a hostage situation played out, local police say
Read more »
Attack at church in South Africa leaves 5 deadAt least five people are dead and more than 40 people arrested in South Africa Saturday following an attack at a church in Zuurbekom, a town in the Gauteng Province of South Africa.
Read more »