[사회]The investigation of ‘Park Won-soon for suspected sexual harassment’ ends … “The suspicion could not be resolved”

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Police, who had investigated the death of the late Mayor Park Won-soon, completed the investigation in five months without finally resolving the allegations related to sexual harassment.

The victims expressed their regret, saying that despite having presented sufficient evidence, the police did not clarify even the confirmed facts.

Reporter Ahn Yoon-hak.

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In July, a suspicion of sexual harassment arose with the disappearance of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon.

As Mayor Park was found dead within hours of the disappearance, the investigation was expected to be difficult from the start.

This is because in the case of sexual assault, it is impossible to obtain the suspect’s statement, which is important evidence.

[최익수 / 서울지방경찰청 형사과장 (지난 7월) : (박 시장 성추행 의혹 사건은 공소권 없음으로 종결되는 게 맞나요?) 다수의 언론에서 보도된 것처럼, 그건 접수돼서 수사 중에 있는데 이 자리에서 확인해주기 곤란합니다.]

The police investigation, which has lasted five months, ended with an ’empty hand’.

The sexual harassment prosecution case concluded that there was no right to prosecution, as expected, following Mayor Park’s death.

The suspicion that seven people, including the deputy mayor of Seoul city and the offices of the former and current secretary, aided in the sexual harassment, revealed the substance, was treated without charges due to lack of evidence.

Police said there were difficulties in verifying the facts after the court twice dismissed the warrant for the seizure and search of former Mayor Park’s mobile phone.

The victims expressed their regret.

The police criticized him for not even mentioning the facts that were identified as the reason for Mayor Park’s death, although the police deserved to reveal the facts related to sexual harassment based on the victim’s statements and the reference and various evidence.

On the other hand, former Chief Secretary Oh Seong-gyu, an assistant to former Mayor Park, refuted that the accusation was a natural conclusion, saying that he has never received complaints from victims of sexual violence and has never dismissed the request for the telegram.

As the police were unable to resolve Mayor Park’s allegations, the focus is on the results of the investigation by the National Human Rights Commission and the timing of the announcement.

The ex officio investigation team of the Human Rights Commission, which began in August, is known to have completed investigations into victims and related individuals and on-site investigations, and produced a report until recently.

[최영애 / 국가인권위원회 위원장 (지난 10월, 국정감사) : (직권조사는) 지금 예상하는 것은 12월 말 정도까지 저희가 해보려고 하고 있습니다. 현재 진행 속도대로 가고 있습니다.]

As the results of the NHRCK investigation are not small, there is a possibility that it will be released around January next year after careful deliberation.

I am YTN Yoonhak Ahn.

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