Roh Moo-hyun

Roh Moo-hyun   (politician)
Born	1946-09-01 Gimhae, South Korea
Died	23 May 2009 (Age 62) Yangsan, South Korea
Cause of death	Fall
Nationality	South Korean
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Spouse	Kwon Yang-sook
Victim of	premature death
Party	Unified Party (1988–1990) Democratic Party (1990–1997), Millennium Democratic Party, (1997–2003), Uri Party, (2003–2007)
Former South Korean President. Officially committed suicide after a corruption scandal, which was promptly closed.  President of South Korea In office 25 February 2003 - 24 February 2008 Succeeded by Lee Myung-bak  Minister of Oceans and Fisheries In office 7 August 2000 - 25 March 2001  Member of the National Assembly In office 22 July 1998 - 29 May 2000  Member of the National Assembly In office 30 May 1988 - 29 May 1992 Succeeded by Lee Myung-bak, Kim Young-sam

Roh Moo-hyun was a Korean politician. He died suddenly while being investigated for corruption. It was ruled a suicide.

Activities

Roh has been under investigation for alleged bribery involving his family members and long-time supporter Park Yeon-cha, the CEO of shoemaking firm Taekwang.

However, the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution have now declared an end to the investigation. Justice Minister Kim Kyung-han said, ``The ongoing investigation will be brought to a halt following his death.

Roh's elder brother,Geon-pyeong, who is serving a prison term for a separate bribery case, was temporarily released to attend the funeral.

The former head of state was suspected of taking at least $6.4 million in bribes from Park during his presidency, dealing a devastating blow to the man who earned fame as a "clean" politician.

Death

On the morning of 23 May 2009, Roh Moo-Hyun was found seriously injured at the base of a 45m cliff known as Bueong'i Bawi behind his rural home in his home village of Bongha. He was sent by car to Seyoung hospital nearby at 7:20 am and moved to Busan University Hospital at around 8:15 am (and pronounced dead at around 9:30 am (00:30 GMT). It was ruled a suicide.

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