Posted : 2020-12-30 16:29
Updated : 2020-12-30 16:31
A coalition of women s rights groups gather in front of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) building calling for the commission to launch an official investigation into the alleged sexual misconduct of late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, in this July 28 photo. / Korea Times photo by Lee Han-ho
By Lee Hyo-jin
Women s rights groups are furious over the police s decision to close the investigation on sexual misconduct allegations against late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon without reaching a clear conclusion.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on Tuesday that it has ended the months-long investigation, and the case will be transferred to the prosecution with non-indictment recommendations. Under the current laws, the police have no power to recommend indictment when the accused is dead.