Court dismisses request to remove statue of ex-President Park Chung-hee in Daegu

A regional court in Daegu dismissed Korea National Railway’s request to remove a Park Chung-hee statue outside Dongdaegu Station on Thursday. The court said the case was filed against the Daegu metropolitan government about 21 months after the statue was erected. The railway had argued that the statue was installed on state-owned property without proper consultation, while the city defended its authority over the plaza.

The statue was erected under former conservative Mayor Hong Joon-pyo as a tribute to Park Chung-hee.

Park ruled South Korea for 18 years after a 1961 military coup and was assassinated in 1979.

The statue has divided activists and local residents, with conservatives praising Park’s industrialization record and liberals condemning his authoritarian rule.

Published Oct 1, 2026 12:36 pm KST

A statue of late former President Park Chung-hee stands on the plaza outside Dongdaegu Station in this file photo. Yonhap

A regional court on Thursday dismissed a request to remove a statue of late former President Park Chung-hee installed outside a train station in the southeastern city of Daegu.

The Daegu District Court dismissed the case filed by the Korea National Railway, a state-owned rail infrastructure management company, against the Daegu metropolitan government, some 21 months after the statue was erected on the plaza outside Dongdaegu Station.

The railway corporation had argued that the municipal government installed the statue on state-owned property without proper prior consultation.

The city government countered that it holds lawful administrative authority over the plaza and that targeting Park's statue while permitting other structures on the site was unfair.

The statue was erected under former conservative Mayor Hong Joon-pyo as a tribute to the former conservative leader, who ruled the country for 18 years following a 1961 military coup until his assassination in 1979.

Its presence has divided activists and the local community as conservatives praise Park for driving the nation's rapid industrialization and economic development, whereas liberals condemn him as an authoritarian ruler who suppressed political opponents and civil liberties.

周四，大邱地方法院驳回了韩国国铁公司要求移除东大邱站外朴正熙雕像的请求。法院表示，该案是在雕像落成约21个月后，针对大邱市政府提起的。国铁公司辩称，该雕像未经适当协商便安装在国有土地上，而市政府则坚持其对该广场的管辖权。

这座雕像是在前保守派市长洪俊杓执政期间竖立的，以纪念朴正熙。

朴正熙在1961年军事政变后统治韩国18年，并于1979年遇刺身亡。

这座雕像引发了活动人士和当地居民的分歧，保守派人士赞扬朴正熙的工业化成就，而自由派人士则谴责他的独裁统治。

发布于2026年10月1日下午12:36（韩国标准时间）

这张资料照片显示，已故前总统朴正熙的雕像矗立在东大邱站外的广场上。（韩联社）

周四，地方法院驳回了移除已故前总统朴正熙雕像的请求，该雕像被安置在韩国东南部城市大邱的一个火车站外。

在雕像竖立于东大邱站外广场约 21 个月后，大邱地方法院驳回了韩国国铁（一家国有铁路基础设施管理公司）对大邱市政府提起的诉讼。

铁路公司辩称，市政府在没有事先进行适当协商的情况下，就在国有土地上安装了这座雕像。

市政府反驳说，它对广场拥有合法的行政管辖权，针对朴槿惠雕像而允许在该地建造其他建筑物是不公平的。

这座雕像是在前保守派市长洪准杓领导下竖立的，以纪念这位前保守派领导人。洪准杓在1961年军事政变后统治韩国18年，直到1979年被暗杀。

朴正熙的出现使活动人士和当地社区产生了分歧：保守派人士称赞他推动了韩国的快速工业化和经济发展，而自由派人士则谴责他是一个压制政治反对派和公民自由的独裁统治者。