Mayor Hyungdeok Park of Dongducheon: "Unification Church Sponsorship Allegations Are Completely Untrue"

Mayor Hyungdeok Park on Reports of “Receiving Sponsorship Funds from the Unification Church”
“In March 2022, I Was Not a Candidate
Structurally Impossible to Receive Sponsorship Funds”

Hyungdeok Park, Mayor of Dongducheon, has strongly denied recent media reports alleging that he received sponsorship funds from the Unification Church, expressing deep regret and dismissing the claims as completely untrue. On December 9, Mayor Park issued an official statement clarifying his position and indicated that he would respond firmly to the allegations.

Hyungdeok Park, Mayor of Dongducheon. Provided by Dongducheon City

Mayor Hyungdeok Park expressed deep regret regarding the fact that his name was mentioned in court testimony during the trials of former and current Unification Church executives, in which some media outlets reported that “the Unification Church delivered cash to Mayor Park in March 2022.” He dismissed the claims as clearly false.

On the same day, through his social media accounts, Mayor Park stated, “In March 2022, I was not a candidate for Mayor of Dongducheon, so I was not in a position to open a sponsorship account. Therefore, it was structurally impossible for me to receive any sponsorship funds.”

Mayor Park also said, “I do not know the Unification Church official mentioned in the reports at all,” and added, “The so-called ‘cash delivery on March 12’ presented by the prosecution in court is also not true, and I have never heard of such a thing.”

He emphasized, “As a public official, I have always adhered to transparent election campaigns and clean administration,” and expressed regret for causing concern among citizens due to false claims that do not reflect the facts.

Mayor Park further urged, “Please do not be swayed by unverified information,” and stressed, “I will continue to focus solely on the citizens and move forward unwaveringly for the development of Dongducheon.”

He added, “I will actively consider taking all necessary measures to clarify the facts,” and stated that he would respond firmly to any baseless false claims and speculation.

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