BONGHA, South Korea — Bowing deeply and laying white chrysanthemums before his portrait, tens of thousands of mourners, like the one shown, journeyed Sunday to the southern village where former President Roh Moo-hyun killed himself by jumping off a rocky cliff overlooking his home.
But several top officials, including the prime minister, were turned away from the mourning rites for the liberal ex-leader, who had a fractious relationship with conservative opponents his supporters accuse of driving Roh to his death.
They pelted a bus carrying conservative politicians with eggs and doused lawmakers with water.
The 62-year-old Roh died Saturday after jumping from a promontory that overlooks his home. He left behind a note describing his suffering over corruption allegations and asking to be cremated. The government and Roh’s family agreed to hold a public "people’s funeral” later in the week, former aide Han Hyung-min said.
by the associated press
But several top officials, including the prime minister, were turned away from the mourning rites for the liberal ex-leader, who had a fractious relationship with conservative opponents his supporters accuse of driving Roh to his death.
They pelted a bus carrying conservative politicians with eggs and doused lawmakers with water.
The 62-year-old Roh died Saturday after jumping from a promontory that overlooks his home. He left behind a note describing his suffering over corruption allegations and asking to be cremated. The government and Roh’s family agreed to hold a public "people’s funeral” later in the week, former aide Han Hyung-min said.
by the associated press
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