Mr. Roh Commits Suicide

By: Almas Khan

South Korea's ex president, Roh Moo-kyun, commits suicide by jumping off a mountain. Mr. Roh was 62 years old and was a former president that left the office in February 2008. An aide to the former president said that he had left a note that seemed to look like a suicide note. Mr. Roh died before reaching the hopital in Busan. Mr. Roh was a human rights lawyer before taking office. When taking office, he had promised to fight corruption. After his party was hit by scandal, he was suspended in 2004. After going through a lot of turmoil, the constitutional court overturned the impeachment and reinstated Mr.Roh. Last month Mr. Roh was questioned about the millions of dollars he had taken in bribes. The former president appologized for taking bribes in public on television. Later he also said that the money that his wife had recieved was not bribe a way for her to get rid of her debt.