Former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's Grave Vandalized with Black Spray Paint

Spray Paint on Tombstone Name, Police Investigation
Bereaved Family: "If No Surrender, We Will Track Down and Punish Severely"

The grave of the late Park Won-soon, former mayor of Seoul, located in the Democratic Martyrs' Cemetery at Moran Park in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, was vandalized, prompting a police investigation.

According to the Namyangju Nambu Police Station on the 29th, a report was received on the afternoon of the 28th that black spray paint had been sprayed on the tombstone of the late mayor Park. It is reported that a visitor who came to the grave discovered it and reported it.

The visitor informed Park's bereaved family of the situation, and the family members who checked the condition of the grave in the afternoon reported it to the police. The name "Park Won-soon" inscribed on the tombstone was covered with black spray paint, and currently, the tombstone is covered with a black cloth.

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The police are conducting an investigation to identify the suspect by analyzing nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and other means. A police official stated, "We are currently conducting an investigation to identify the suspect."

Park's bereaved family, through their legal representative, lawyer Lee Ji-hyung of the law firm Nan, expressed their feelings, saying, "Regardless of people's opinions about the deceased, vandalizing a grave is an act that no human being should commit," and added, "Since this is not the first time, the family's shock is indescribable."

They also added, "If the perpetrator does not surrender immediately, we have already requested a police investigation and will make sure the culprit is identified and severely punished."

Meanwhile, former mayor Park was accused of sexually harassing his secretary in 2020 and subsequently took his own life. Although he was buried in his hometown of Changnyeong, Gyeongnam, an incident occurred the following year where a man in his 20s vandalized Park's grave. In April, the bereaved family relocated Park's grave to Moran Park in Maseok, where the graves of democratic movement figures are gathered.

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