Police and Seoul City Officials Questioned as Witnesses Regarding "Circumstances of Park Won-soon's Death"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] On the 16th, the police summoned a Seoul city official as a witness to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the late Park Won-soon, former Mayor of Seoul.
The Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul summoned a Seoul city official in the morning for a witness investigation. This is the second time the police have summoned people around the late Mayor Park for questioning, following the previous day.
A police official stated, "We plan to sequentially summon and investigate those necessary for the investigation into the cause of death," adding, "We cannot disclose the exact affiliation or identity." However, the police reported that Im Soon-young, the Gender Special Advisor who is known to have informed the late Mayor Park of the accusation, was not investigated and there are no plans to question her on this day.
The day before, the police summoned Ko Han-seok, former Chief Secretary to the Seoul Mayor, and questioned him for about three hours. Ko Han-seok is known as the last person who spoke with the late Mayor Park at the official residence on the day he went missing. After the investigation, when asked by reporters whether he knew that Im Soon-young had reported the accusation to Mayor Park and whether he went to the official residence because of that, Ko Han-seok replied, "I did not know."
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The police are conducting a digital forensic investigation on the mobile phones found at the scene, which are personal effects related to the late Mayor Park's death. The police are coordinating with the bereaved family to schedule the forensic examination. There are a total of three mobile phones registered under the name of the late Mayor Park. The police have also applied for a communication record warrant for these three phones to check call logs and are awaiting its issuance.
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