Prosecutors Conclude Leak of 'Park Won-soon Accusation' Originated from Women's Organization

Prosecutors: "Leak of Park Won-soon's Sexual Harassment Accusation Originated from Women's Group"
Prosecutors, Police, and Blue House Officials' Complaint Not Prosecuted

On the 13th, at the Korean Women's Hotline in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, Kim Jae-ryeon, the lead attorney of the law firm On·Sesang, revealed the secret chat room invitation message sent by Mayor Park Won-soon to complainant A during the press conference on the "Power Sexual Harassment Case by the Seoul Mayor." / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The prosecution has concluded that the allegation of the leak of the accusation against the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was conveyed to Park through a women's organization.

On the 30th, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office announced that it had decided not to prosecute the Blue House, prosecution, and police officials who were accused as the parties responsible for leaking the accusation of sexual harassment against former Mayor Park.

Earlier in July, Halbindan and the Lawyers for Human Rights and Unification of Korea reported three officials from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office ? Chief Prosecutor Lee Seong-yoon, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Wook-jun, and Chief Prosecutor Yoo Hyun-jung of the Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Department ? to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on charges of leaking official secrets. In the same month, the Legal Rights Center also reported officials from the Blue House and police to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on charges including leaking official secrets. Five reports, including this case, were initially assigned to the Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office but were later transferred to the Northern District Prosecutors' Office. After analyzing phone conversations of the related parties, the prosecution concluded that there was no evidence of information leakage regarding the accusation and decided not to prosecute.

According to the prosecution, the fact of the sexual harassment accusation against former Mayor Park was conveyed to him through a women's organization official, a member of the National Assembly, and former Seoul City Gender Special Advisor Im Soon-young. The lawyer for the sexual harassment victim informed a women's organization official on July 7 that they planned to file a complaint against former Mayor Park. This information was passed to another women's organization official and then to Assemblyman A. Assemblyman A asked former Gender Special Advisor Im Soon-young whether there was any unpleasant matter related to former Mayor Park, and the prosecution believes that Advisor Im informed former Mayor Park of this.

The prosecution also judged that the women's organization officials could not be charged with leaking official secrets for disclosing the accusation.

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