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| Seoul mayor found dead, police official says | |
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| SEOUL — A South Korean police official said Thursday that the mayor of Seoul was found dead, after his daughter reported him missing. | |
| The official asked not to be named, citing department rules. | |
| The search for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was focused on the hilly Seongbuk neighborhood in the northern part of the South Korean capital, where his phone signal was last detected, said a spokeswoman for Seoul Seongbuk Police Department. | |
| Park's daughter called police late Thursday and said her father could not be reached on the phone, South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap news agency reported, citing an anonymous police source. She told police that Park left a “will-like” message before leaving their family home earlier that day, according to Yonhap. | Park's daughter called police late Thursday and said her father could not be reached on the phone, South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap news agency reported, citing an anonymous police source. She told police that Park left a “will-like” message before leaving their family home earlier that day, according to Yonhap. |
| The Seoul metropolitan government said early Thursday that Park canceled his official schedule for the day without specifying a reason. Park was scheduled to meet a presidential official Thursday afternoon at his office in Seoul City Hall. | The Seoul metropolitan government said early Thursday that Park canceled his official schedule for the day without specifying a reason. Park was scheduled to meet a presidential official Thursday afternoon at his office in Seoul City Hall. |
| As mayor of Seoul, population 10 million, Park is considered the second most powerful elected official in South Korea after the president. The 64-year-old began serving as Seoul mayor in 2011 and was seen as a presidential hopeful for the liberal Democratic Party in the 2022 election. | |
| Formerly a student activist, Park became a human rights lawyer and led influential civic groups. He has been a vocal critic of social inequality and spoke out against members of the country’s conservative elites, including Park Geun-hye when she was president. As mayor of Seoul, he supported rallies against her over a corruption scandal that eventually led to her impeachment. | Formerly a student activist, Park became a human rights lawyer and led influential civic groups. He has been a vocal critic of social inequality and spoke out against members of the country’s conservative elites, including Park Geun-hye when she was president. As mayor of Seoul, he supported rallies against her over a corruption scandal that eventually led to her impeachment. |
| South Korean broadcaster SBS reported that a former secretary of Park filed a sexual harassment claim against him on Wednesday evening. |