'Fake Wreath for Park Geun-hye' and 'Ilbe Mask'... Chaotic Scene at the Quiet Jeon Du-hwan Funeral Hall

Fake condolence wreath for 'Former President Park Geun-hye'... Placed next to Ban Ki-moon's wreath then removed
Conservative YouTubers and fervent supporters gather at hospital main gate causing 'confusion'

On the 24th, the wreath sent by former President Park Geun-hye, who arrived at the funeral hall of former President Chun Doo-hwan at Seoul Sinchon Severance Hospital, was revealed to be fake.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] A fake condolence wreath bearing the name of former President Park Geun-hye appeared at the funeral hall of Jeon Du-hwan at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, Seoul. There was also a commotion at one point due to the appearance of a mascot costume symbolizing conservative YouTubers and far-right communities.

Jeon’s funeral hall was set up at 5 p.m. on the 23rd at the Severance Hospital funeral hall in Sinchon, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Around 9 a.m. on the second day of the funeral, the 24th, a condolence wreath with former President Park Geun-hye’s name arrived. This wreath was placed right next to the wreath from former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. At the opposite end was a wreath from former President Lee Myung-bak.

However, Yoo Young-ha, a lawyer representing former President Park, told a media outlet that the wreath from Park was scheduled to arrive around 5 p.m. that day, confirming that the wreath was not sent by Park’s side. The fake wreath was removed within half a day of being placed.

Lawyer Yoo stated, "The artificial flowers were expected to arrive between 4 and 5 p.m. The wreath that arrived in the morning, we do not know who sent it, and it was not sent by the President." Accordingly, the wreath that arrived in the funeral hall in the morning was removed.

Also, at the hospital’s main entrance that day, conservative YouTubers and fervent supporters gathered, causing some confusion. There was even a man who wore a mask of the far-right online community Ilgan Best (Ilbe) character ‘Bechungi’ and paid his respects.

The funeral will be held as a family funeral for five days, with the cremation scheduled for the morning of the 27th. According to the deceased’s will, cremation is planned, but the burial site has not yet been decided.

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