Seoul decides to remove top poet's library over sexual abuse scandal
Social affairsFeb 28, 2018
The Seoul metropolitan government has decided to remove a collection of works dedicated to a top South Korean poet, regularly short-listed for the Nobel Prize in literature, over his alleged sexual harassment of a junior poet, a city official said Wednesday. The official at the Seoul Metropolitan Library, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the library will keep visitors from accessing the Maninbo library, located on the third floor of the city library and dedicated to renowned poet Ko Un.