Seoul:Seoul's mayor left a note saying he felt 'sorry to all people' before he was found dead early on Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.
Mayor Park Won-soon had been found dead in wooded hills in northern Seoul hours after his daughter reported to police he had left her a will-like verbal message and disappeared.
His body was found after hours of searching near the last location of his phone. Police said there were no signs of foul play at the site but refused to disclose his cause of death.
A mourning station was set up at a hospital to receive mourners for five days. Some politicians and civic activists visited the hospital to pay respects to Park. His funeral is to be held next week.
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Seoul government officials said Park canceled his scheduled appointments and did not come to work Thursday without explanation.
South Korean media including the SBS television network reported Thursday night that one of Park's secretaries had lodged a complaint with police on Wednesday night over alleged sexual harassment for an extended period.
Police later confirmed that a complaint against Park had been filed but cited privacy issues in refusing to elaborate, including on whether the complaint was about sexual behaviour.