Im Sun-young, Gender Special Advisor, Returns Home After Overnight Investigation... "Silent"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Im Soon-young, Seoul City's gender advisor who first informed about the sexual harassment accusation against the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, returned home after a police investigation lasting about 5 hours and 30 minutes.

According to the police on the 21st, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul summoned Advisor Im as a witness around 9:30 PM the previous day and investigated her until 3 AM that morning.

After finishing the investigation and leaving the police station with her lawyer, Advisor Im did not respond to reporters' questions about how she became aware of the sexual harassment allegations against the late former Mayor Park and got into a waiting vehicle.

Advisor Im was identified as the person who first learned of the sexual harassment accusation against the late former Mayor Park within Seoul City and conveyed it to him. She has been regarded as a 'key person' in clarifying the exact circumstances of the late former Mayor Park's death and the suspicion of the accusation's leak. Advisor Im submitted her resignation to Seoul City on the 16th.

The police summoned former Seoul City Secretary-General Koh Han-seok on the 15th and have been coordinating the summons schedule for Advisor Im. It is known that the date and time of the police investigation on this day were decided by Advisor Im's side. The late-night investigation past midnight was reportedly conducted at her request.

During the investigation on this day, the police are said to have focused on confirming how Advisor Im came to know about the accusation against the late former Mayor Park and how she conveyed it.

The police are sequentially summoning and investigating former Secretary-General Koh, Advisor Im, Seoul City officials, and those who had phone records of calls with the late former Mayor Park between the 8th and 9th of this month. The number of people under investigation is known to be in the dozens.

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