Breaking News Korean Ex-President Roh Jumped Mountain Suicided!

[uncleyap]

The news said it was Apparent Suicide.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-05-22-south-korea_N.htm?csp=34

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[uncleyap]

SEOUL (AP) — Former <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Countries/South+Korea">South Korean</kwd> President <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Roh+Moo-hyun">Roh Moo-hyun</kwd>, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home, his lawyer said. He was 62.


Roh had been hiking in the village of Bongha on Saturday morning when he threw himself off a mountainside rock, lawyer Moon Jae-in told reporters. In a suicide note left for his family, Roh called life "difficult" and apologized for making "too many people suffer," a TV report said.


Roh was rushed to a hospital in the nearby port city of <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Busan">Busan</kwd> around 8:15 a.m. and died around 9:30 a.m. from head injuries, officials at <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Pusan+National+University">Busan National University</kwd> hospital said.


The lawyer confirmed that Roh left a "brief" suicide note for his family. Investigators have not seen the note, a Busan police official said. He did not give his name, citing department policy.


MBC television said the note asked that his body be cremated.


The apparent suicide — the first by a modern South Korean leader — shocked the nation.


President <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Lee+Myung-bak">Lee Myung-bak</kwd> said Saturday the news was "truly hard to believe" and called Roh's death "sad and tragic," presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan said.

The apparent suicide — the first by a modern South Korean leader — shocked the nation. Many gathered around TV monitors at <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Towns,+Cities,+Counties/Seoul">Seoul</kwd>'s main train station watching broadcasts of the news.


"I'm heartbroken. I can't imagine how much pain he was in," said Park Kyung-hee, 46, in downtown Seoul.


Roh, a former human rights lawyer who served as president from 2003 to 2008, prided himself on being a "clean" politician in a country with a long history of corruption.
But he and his family have been ensnared in recent weeks in a burgeoning bribery scandal.


Last month, state prosecutors questioned Roh for some 13 hours about allegations that he accepted more than $6 million in bribes from a detained South Korean businessman while in office — accusations that deeply shamed him.
"I have no face to show to the people. I am sorry for disappointing you," an emotional-looking Roh said April 30 before undergoing questioning by prosecutors.


Roh acknowledged that his wife took $1 million from Park Yeon-cha, head of a local shoe manufacturer, but suggested it was not a bribe. He also said he was aware that Park gave another $5 million to a relative but said he thought it was an investment. Prosecutors suspect the $6 million eventually was conveyed to Roh.


Several of Roh's former aides and associates also have been investigated on suspicion of taking money from Park, who was indicted in December on separate bribery and tax evasion charges. Roh's elder brother was indicted in December for his alleged involvement in a separate bribery scandal.


Roh denied the allegations against him during questioning, prosecution spokesman Cho Eun-sok said.


Prosecutors expressed their condolences Saturday and said the investigation will be wrapped up soon, MBC reported.


Roh — a native of <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Gimhae">Gimhae</kwd>, located 280 miles from Seoul — came from a poor farming family and never went to college. He studied law on his own, passing the South Korea's difficult bar exam.


He built a reputation as a lawyer defending students accused of sedition under past military rule, and once was arrested, with his law license suspended, for supporting an outlawed labor protest.


Roh joined the National Assembly as an opposition liberal lawmaker in 1988.
His ascension to the presidency came after a surprise 2002 election win on a campaign pledge not to "kowtow" to the <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Countries/United+States">United States</kwd>, a pledge that resonated with young voters.


He maintained predecessor President Kim Dae-jung's "sunshine policy" of offering North Korea aid as way to facilitate reconciliation, holding a summit in <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Towns,+Cities,+Counties/Pyongyang">Pyongyang</kwd> with <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Countries/North+Korea">North Korean</kwd> leader <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Kim+Jong-il">Kim Jong Il</kwd> in 2007, the second such meeting between leaders of the wartime rivals.


In 2004, Roh called on the public to vote for candidates from his <kwd href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Uri+Party">Uri Party</kwd> in parliamentary elections, a violation of the president's political neutrality. The move prompted lawmaker to vote for his impeachment, making him the first South Korean president to be impeached. He was reinstated after two months of suspension, after a court ruled against the impeachment.


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Like Ah Bian, Like Suharto, Like Marcos, Like famiLEE's Ho Jinx & KGC, Like Thug-Sin wife, it had been all the wives of Corrupted Politicians, handling the $$$$MONEY$$$$, why? Even 李登辉's wife also was the one who shipped the 45 crates of US$ CASH to USA.

 

[uncleyap]

Excellent example for CORRUPTED POLITICIANS to learn.



http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/may/22/lawyer-south-korean-ex-president-left-suicide-note/

Lawyer: South Korean ex-president left suicide note





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The Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, died Saturday after jumping from a mountain cliff behind his rural southern home. He left behind a suicide note, his lawyer said.


Roh, 62, had been hiking in the village of Bongha Saturday morning when he threw himself off the mountainside, lawyer Moon Jae-in told reporters.


He was rushed to Busan National University Hospital in the nearby port city of Busan around 8:15 a.m. (2315 GMT) and died around 9:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) from head injuries, hospital officials said.


The former president left a “brief” suicide note for his family, Moon told reporters at a news conference at the hospital.


MBC television reported that Roh said in the note that things have been “difficult” and he felt he had made “too many people suffer.” The note also said Roh wanted his body cremated, according to the report. It did not say how it obtained the note.


Investigators have not seen the suicide note, a Busan police official said. He did not give his name, citing department policy.


President Lee Myung-bak said Saturday that the news was “truly hard to believe” and called Roh’s death “sad and tragic,” presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan said.


Roh, a former human rights lawyer, served as president from 2003 to 2008 campaigning as a “clean” politician in a country with a long history of corruption.


But he and his family have been ensnared in recent weeks in a burgeoning bribery scandal.
Last month, state prosecutors questioned Roh for some 13 hours about allegations that he accepted more than $6 million in bribes from a South Korean businessman while president — accusations that deeply shamed Roh.


“I have no face to show to the people. I am sorry for disappointing you,” an emotional-looking Roh told reporters April 30 before departing for questioning in Seoul.


Roh took power after a surprise 2002 election win on a campaign pledge not to “kowtow” to the United States, a pledge that resonated with young voters.


He maintained predecessor President Kim Dae-jung’s “sunshine policy” of offering North Korea aid as way to facilitate reconciliation, holding a summit in Pyongyang with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in 2007, the second such meeting between leaders of the wartime rivals.

Roh came from a poor farming family, went to a commercial high school and never received a college education. He studied on his own to pass the difficult bar exam and built a reputation as a lawyer defending students accused of sedition under past military rule. He once was arrested and had his law license suspended for supporting an outlawed labor protest.

Roh was impeached in 2004 for calling on the public to vote for candidates from his Uri Party in parliamentary elections, a violation of the president’s political neutrality. He was the first South Korean president to be impeached. He was reinstated after two months of suspension after a court ruled against the impeachment.


Roh’s public approval ratings fell amid widespread criticism of his economic policies. His security policies, seen by conservatives as too pro-North Korean, also contributed to the bad ratings.

 

[SamuelStalin]

"I'm heartbroken. I can't imagine how much pain he was in," said Park Kyung-hee, 46, in downtown Seoul.

Must be a woman. Women generally can feel towards another human being better than men.

If they only don't play too many naughty mind games and all that they can be real angels

 

[darememore]

This will never happen in Singapore...We have a "CLEAN" government...even Temasick Losses so much we are still not being "SCREWtinized" we dont need to answer to anybody.

 

[uncleyap]

This will never happen in Singapore...We have a "CLEAN" government...even Temasick Losses so much we are still not being "SCREWtinized" we dont need to answer to anybody.

The day will come soon.

We must INSIST to have the corrupted bastards PAY BACK.

We must ENSURE that this is done right and proper, paying the necessary price.

 

[newyorker88]

This news is posted 2 x before liao.

 

[uncleyap]

I met some politicians of the Uri Party, they are very well organized and well established party. There are lots that Singaporean party should learn from them.

They are supposed to be the Anti-Corrupt, and then..... the wife took $$$$....

Sad.

At least the Roh, know his shame, died for honor.

Some thick skin bastard like Ah Bian, took even much more $$$$$ and still fucking know no shame, Yah-Yah still. KNN!

Then worst of all the famiLEE LEEgime, LEEgalized their own corruptions, cocky and still exporting their CLEANSED SYSTEM of Corruption worldwide.

We got to properly punish these bastards to set proper examples for the future world.

Man or woman alike, feel or no numb, as long as they corrupt huge funds via political power, must burn in hell without mercy.

:-)

 

[Lee_Gong_Yaw]

圖：法新社
#
涉貪疑雲罩頂 盧武鉉遺書稱活著太痛苦 法新社

（法新社首爾23日電） 身陷數百萬美元貪污疑雲風暴中心的前南韓總統盧武鉉，今天墜崖後送醫不治，生前留下遺書，顯然他是尋短。國營韓國放送公社（KBSTV）今天引述盧武鉉的遺書指出，他稱：「太痛苦了，讓很多人受苦。」

他在遺書中交待身後...(詳全文)

* 盧武鉉遺言：不必埋怨 生死豈不一線隔 中央社
* 盧武鉉跳崖自盡 收賄案有可能被終結 中央社

http://tw.rd.yahoo.com/referurl/new...ahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090523/19/1k0df.html

 

[HongKanSeng]

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090523/19/1k0df.html

涉貪疑雲罩頂 盧武鉉遺書稱活著太痛苦
法新社 更新日期:"2009/05/23 14:05" 陳　蓉

（法新社首爾23日電） 身陷數百萬美元貪污疑雲風暴中心的前南韓總統盧武鉉，今天墜崖後送醫不治，生前留下遺書，顯然他是尋短。國營韓國放送公社（KBSTV）今天引述盧武鉉的遺書指出，他稱：「太痛苦了，讓很多人受苦。」

他在遺書中交待身後採火葬，及在他卸任後居住的峰下村為他簡單立碑。

朝鮮日報報導，盧武鉉在遺書中寫道：「那段時間實在是太累了，也讓很多人受累。我連書也看不進去。不要抱怨我。生與死沒有區別，將我火葬吧，在村子裡為我立一個小石碑。」

報導進一步披露遺書內容：「真的很對不起我的兒子、女兒，及所有支持我的人。本想退任後在鄉村度過餘生，沒想到不能如願，真是遺憾。雖然在金錢這方面，出現很多批評我的聲音，但我可以說是清清白白。在遙遠的未來，歷史會給我一個公正的評價。」

前青瓦台秘書室長文在寅告訴媒體，盧武鉉於上午6時40分左右跳下山崖，並留下簡單遺書給家人。

南韓檢方於4月30日偵訊盧武鉉。他曾對家人涉入收賄案表示道歉，他說：「我覺得愧對國人，很抱歉讓你們失望了。」

以誓言打擊貪瀆而當選總統的盧武鉉，是因涉貪調查而被傳訊的第3位南韓卸任總統。

南韓總理韓昇洙今天召開緊急內閣會議。發言人指出，韓昇洙表示：「前總統盧武鉉的死訊讓我深感震驚且難過，並希望亡者安息，也對其家人表達哀悼之意。」

南韓總統李明博則照常參加南韓與歐洲聯盟（European Union）高峰會，但取消今天其他的行程。總統發言人指出，李明博形容盧武鉉之死是國家悲劇。（譯者：陳蓉）

 

[SamuelStalin]

Suicide is WRONG no matter what reason it is for.

At least the Roh, know his shame, died for honor.

 

[botakboon]

Suicide is WRONG no matter what reason it is for.

 

[jim007jimmyboy]

This will never happen in Singapore...We have a "CLEAN" government...even Temasick Losses so much we are still not being "SCREWtinized" we dont need to answer to anybody.

even if it happen.

"It is a honest mistake lets move on!" U guys need to pay us more to prevent us from getting corrupt.


NOBODY will even commit suicide to rescind his mistakes

 

[Trout]

S.Korea is in deep economic shit.

I was talking with an advisor to TSMC's board (the semi-cond manufacturer that's pwning Chartered Manufacturing) 2 weeks ago at a VC event in Silicon Valley, and he basically said S.Korea is in deep shit for the next few years. Their recent economic figures are all cosmetic enhancements via creative accounting, and in truth their capex is higher than their ROI.

I guess only upside of this is that you might be seeing cheap cosmetically enhanced S.Korean babes gracing the Singaporean IR & Macao Casino scene as social escorts soon enough.

Cheers,
Trout

 

[batman1]

This will never happen in Singapore...We have a "CLEAN" government...even Temasick Losses so much we are still not being "SCREWtinized" we dont need to answer to anybody.

The main problem in Singapore is that the Whiter-than -White Politicians
have NO sense of SHAME ! They DO NOT know what is SHAME ! They only know MONEY $$$$.
Do we see any MIW politician commit suicide for wrongdoings ? NO NO NO
except for Teh Cheang Wan forced to commit suicide.
In South Korea and Japan,the politicians have deep sense of shame for wrongful actions or corruption and they will commit suicide or at least resign.
Here,the MIW and their lackeys are encouraged and promoted for their negligent acts of causing losses of billions of dollars.
Can the people terminate their appointments ? Unlikely in this dictatorial system.
Can the people claim for damages for their negligent actions ? Unlikely in this dictatorial system

 

[Loong_Bush]

Wong Kan Seng should had jumped on that day MSK fled from ISD, if he knew shame.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

this is where i disagree with you...where is the "honour" in taking his own life?...bloody coward's way out if you ask me...this is typical confucian oriental 'face saving' bull shit...account and take responsibility, that is the proper way...

IAt least the Roh, know his shame, died for honor.

 

[popdod]

The day will come soon.

We must INSIST to have the corrupted bastards PAY BACK.

We must ENSURE that this is done right and proper, paying the necessary price.

Not in our lifetime......
We dun have enuff time to see that day to come...

:o :( :o

 

[uncleyap]

Not in our lifetime......
We dun have enuff time to see that day to come...

:o :( :o

If you are not ready to pay the necessary price than 100 life times also make no difference, your great grand children will all still be slaves.

If you paid the right price, famiLEE LEEgime is so frill vulnerable fragile and ultra WEAK to remove.

Your choice?

 

[uncleyap]

this is where i disagree with you...where is the "honour" in taking his own life?...bloody coward's way out if you ask me...this is typical confucian oriental 'face saving' bull shit...account and take responsibility, that is the proper way...

Some forumers here already posted the hint, go read about Bushido and Sappuku. They are examples of Korean & Japanese style of honor by death. When a samurai is defeated of mission, he die for honor - something that is very far from what most Singaporeans can understand.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/切腹

Otherwise, WKS could had put on his Karate Gee and Sappuku on the day MSK fled.

Don't blame you though.

Few Singaporean can understand much about honor especially by death. Most Singaporeans only WRONGLY related honor with wealth and victory and some lame craps such as NDP.