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Girl statues have been set up all over the country in opposition to the Korea-Japan comfort women agreement signed by the Park Geun-hye administration five years ago.

At that time, a girl statue was also erected in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, and it was on the verge of being demolished due to controversy over illegal sculpture.



For some reason, reporter Lim Tae-woo reported alone.



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The girl statue on the Pine Road in front of Gangbuk-gu Office in Seoul was raised by a civic group through fundraising in late 2016.



However, a complaint was recently filed by the police that the statue of the girl was occupying the road without permission.



Since this area is built as a pedestrian-friendly street, the road for cars is very narrow, but the place where the girl statue is installed is defined as a road.



By law, sculptures such as a girl statue cannot be installed on the road.



Only facilities such as streetlights and telephone poles can be erected, but this must also be approved by the government office.



In the first place, the statue was erected where it was impossible to install.



But surprisingly, it was Gangbuk-gu Office that asked me to set up a girl statue here.



[Park Gyeom-su/Director of Gangbuk-gu (2016 Girl's Awards Unveiling Ceremony): This girl's statue was located in front of the front gate of Gangbuk-gu Office, in the most downtown area.

I think it is meaningful.]



Looking at the documents at the time of construction,

it is said

that the ward office secures and manages the site for the girl statue.



When the problem arose, the executives in charge at the time all retired, and it was revealed that they did not know the details.



[Park Gyeom-su/Gangbuk-gu Officer: There was a (Citizen) Promotion Committee.

Asked that the place there is appropriate...

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Isn't there a symbolism in front of the ward office?

Probably that's why I (requested) there.] The



Gangbuk Police Station is investigating both the violation of the road law and the charges of abandonment of officials who neglect illegal possessions.



The girl's statue is on the verge of falling into an illegal sculpture due to stupid administration.



(Video coverage: Hwang In-seok, video editing: Wonhee Won, screen source: YouTube'Channel Northeast')