[KS] Roh Moo Hyun commits suicide
Henny Savenije
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Sat May 23 02:25:18 EDT 2009
This is what I just took from Ohmynews
In the early hours of Saturday morning, former president of South
Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, fell to his death from a mountain cliff near his
home in Gimhae, in the south of the country.
Roh, 62, had gone for a hike after having left a short note for his
family. An aide to the former president has said that Roh committed suicide.
Roh was South Korea's 16th president and came to power in 2003 on a
campaign of clean politics. However, in recent weeks Roh and his
family have been in the spotlight amid allegations of corruption,
including bribes totally $6 million from businessmen while president.
On his Web site last month, the president apologied to South Koreans,
saying in part: "I no longer symbolize the values that you pursue."
And in a televised press conference, Roh admitted he had disappointed
the nation.
"You should discard me," Roh wrote in his last posting to his Web site.
Part of Roh's suicide note reads: "The rest of my life may be a
burden to others. Because I am not healthy, I cannot do anything. I
cannot read books, cannot write. Don't be sad. Aren't life and death
one in the same?"
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