[Photo] Park Hee-young, Yongsan District Mayor, 'Not Guilty' - Bereaved Families Express Outrage

Park Hee-young, Yongsan District Mayor, who was acquitted in the first trial on charges including inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, is leaving the court protected by private security guards while covering his face after finishing the trial at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Park Hee-young, Yongsan District Mayor, who was acquitted in the first trial on charges including inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, is leaving the court protected by private security guards while covering his face after finishing the trial at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Park Hee-young, Yongsan District Mayor, who was acquitted in the first trial on charges including inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, is leaving the court protected by private security guards while covering his face after finishing the trial at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Park Hee-young, the Yongsan District Mayor who was acquitted in the first trial on charges including inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, boarded a vehicle and left after the trial at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Private security guards surrounded the vehicle, blocking the bereaved families of the Itaewon disaster from approaching. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Park Hee-young, the Yongsan District Mayor who was acquitted in the first trial on charges including inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, boarded a vehicle and moved after finishing the trial at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Private security guards blocked the road to clear the way. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

On the 30th, Park Hee-young, the Yongsan District Mayor who was indicted for inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, was acquitted in the first trial. At the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul, the bereaved families of the Itaewon disaster expressed their outrage. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

On the 30th, Park Hee-young, the Yongsan District Mayor who was indicted for inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, was acquitted in the first trial. At the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul, the bereaved families of the Itaewon disaster expressed their outrage. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Park Hee-young, the mayor of Yongsan District who was acquitted in the first trial on charges including inadequate response to the Halloween disaster, left the court on the 30th at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul, covering his face and protected by private security guards.

On that day, citizens frowned at the private security guards who blocked the road without permission to clear the way while restraining the bereaved families of the Itaewon disaster who were expressing their anger by blocking the vehicle carrying Mayor Park.

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