Yongsan-gu Mayor Park Hee-young Returns to Work Starting the 13th

Park Hee-young, the mayor of Yongsan District, will return to work starting from the 13th according to the attending physician's medical opinion.

Yongsan District announced that Mayor Park has been receiving inpatient treatment and resting since the 9th following medical staff recommendations, and will return to work from the 13th based on the attending physician's opinion that he is fit to resume work.

The district explained that according to the court decision on June 7, bail was granted as it did not fall under any of the provisions of Article 95 of the Criminal Procedure Act, and that it was not merely bail due to illness. Upon the granting of bail, the authority of the acting head ended in accordance with Article 124 (Acting Authority of Heads of Local Governments) Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 2 of the Local Autonomy Act and Article 72 (Acting Authority and Deputies) Paragraph 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the Local Autonomy Act, thereby restoring the mayor's authority.

Accordingly, Mayor Park completed the handover of district administration duties from the deputy mayor, visited the disaster site to offer a memorial prayer, and then returned home.

After attending early morning prayers on the 8th, he went to work around 7 a.m., listened to reports on local issues, and received important departmental briefings.

He took a personal leave on the 9th due to personal matters such as medical consultations and hospital admission procedures. Following medical staff recommendations, he was admitted to the hospital that day, and based on the attending physician's opinion to monitor his progress, he applied for sick leave on the 12th.

Mayor Park expressed his repeated apologies as the mayor for the disaster that occurred in the region, stated that he honors the souls of the victims, and said he will meet with the bereaved families after consulting on the timing and method.

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