Deceased Seoul Mayor Left Suicide Note and Will Be Honored with a 5 Day Funeral

Here is the latest update on the suicide of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon:

On Friday, city authorities unveiled a note Park left at his official residence.

Park said he is “sorry” to everyone and specifically mentioned that he is sorry to his family for “causing only pain.”

He asked to be cremated and be scattered at his parent’s graves. The message did not mention the sexual harassment allegations raised against Park.

The mayor was reportedly facing a probe into the allegations after a female former secretary filed a criminal complaint on Wednesday over unwanted “physical contact” and “inappropriate” messages.

In accordance with the law, the case was automatically terminated upon the mayor’s death. (…….)

When asked whether the city plans to open an investigation, city officials said they are “not yet aware” of the allegations and have not reviewed such plan.

The city government said that Park’s funeral will be held in the fashion of a mayoral funeral for five days. Funerals in Korea generally last for three days.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but it is becoming pretty clear why Park committed suicide. Instead of being reviled and possibly jailed for sexual misconduct like what happened to former Governor An Jee-hung, Park is being honored and revered. The sexual misconduct allegations will slowly be forgotten.