People react as they walk past a memorial altar for late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at Seoul City Hall Plaza in Seoul, South Korea July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
SEOUL (Reuters) - Friends, family and colleagues attended the small funeral Monday for the longtime mayor of Seoul, one of the country's most prominent elected officials, who leaves a complex legacy amid a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.
Mayor Park Won-soon was found dead on Friday; he left a note thanking and apologising to "everyone". Police did not give a cause of death but said there was no sign of foul play. [L4N2EG3OQ]
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