S. Korea's Ex-President Roh Moo-hyun Remembered (2)

5/23/2009 Seoul Korea: The memorial altar for former President Roh Moo-hyun was set up near his home in Bongha Village in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province.

Roh's family members and secretaries have decided to do so, even though the area around his house is small to hold a large number of expected mourners, an aide of Roh said Saturday.

How long the memorial period will be before funeral service, and how to hold the funeral has not been decided.

His body was carried to his home in late afternoon from Pusan National University Hospital where he passed away in the morning after falling to death in a mountain at the back of his house.

Roh's son and daughter received condolence callers, but his wife, Kwon Yang-sook who passed out for hours at the hospital after confirming his death, did not show up.

Former and incumbent presidents are usually given state funeral or nationally-sponsored funeral. If the bereaved family refuses, the funeral can be held among family members only.

Among former presidents, Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated while being in the office, was accorded the state funeral; Choi Kyu-ha was given a nationally-sponsored funeral; and Syngman Rhee and Yoon Bo-sun, funerals among family members.

Considering the precedents, a nationally-sponsored funeral is likely for Roh. But it is said that the family wants a family-managed funeral, as he killed himself while being under probe for his alleged bribery acceptance.

Where Roh will be buried has not been determined, either. Former and incumbent presidents can be buried at the national cemetery unless their family refuses.

Roh may be buried at the Deajeon National Cemetery. ``If the family wants, Roh will be laid to rest next to the tomb of former President Choi,'' a Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs official said.

But the family may refuse and follow Roh's will, as written in his suicide note, to cremate his body and bury him near his home.

rahnita@koreatimes.co.kr
By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter

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[hoochee005]

왜 저들은 소수임에도 불구하고 자신들만이 국민이며 자신들의 생각만이 진리이고 자신과 뜻이 맞지 않으면 기득권 부폐 세력, 자신들만이 민주화에 공헌했고 나머지는 다 일제 및 독재 잔당으로 치부하고, 다수의 국민이 우민이고 자기네들만이 똑똑하다고 생각을 할까?

[hoochee005]

다른사람들이 병신이라 생각이 다른게 아니라 다른사람들도 다 자기네들이 추구하고 지향하는 생각과 이념이 있다. 모두가 만족하는것이 이상적이겠지만 누군가 하나 없어져야 한다면 그것이 그네들이 그토록 바라는 거라면 소수인쪽이 다수를 위해 피해주는것이 서로를 위해 맞지 않나?

[hoochee005]

나는 기득권도 아니고 바보 병신도 아니다. 비리라곤 저질러 본적도 없고 남에게 악의를 품고 피해준적도 없다고 자부한다. 그치만 나의 가치관과 노무현과 진보세력이 주장하는것은 다는 아니더라도 맞지 않는 부분이 너무도 많았다. 나는 그것을 반대할 권리조차 없나?

[hoochee005]

그래 저들이 저렇게 질질 짜가며 성인처럼 받들었던 노무현은 지금 내 마누라가 돈은 받았지만, 내 보좌관들 부하직원들 다 알았지만 나만은 몰랐다. 내가 알았다는 증거를 가져와라. 라고 하고있다. 그러는 와중에도 저들은 표적수사니 어쨌느니. 그래 표적수사일수도 있다. 하지만 잘못이 없다면 걸리지 않겠지.

[hoochee005]

돈 받아 문제된 노무현 전대통령 가족은 노무현 전대통령 자신의 자살로 무죄화 될 수는 없다. 틀린건 틀린 거니까. 정부도 이런 분위기에 휩쓸려 노 전대통령 가족의 뇌물수수를 모른척해선 안된다.왜 서로들 이성적이지 못한 것인가. 왜 이런 동영상으로 문제의 심지를 흐리는 것인가.

[hoochee005]

노무현 대통령님. 딴나라당이 친일매국노 소굴인건 맞는말이고 민주화는 정부가 아니라 국민이 만들어낸것도 사실이고 기득권 부폐 세력 타령하는건 일부일뿐이다. 따지자면 한나라당에 대항하는 이회창이나 진중권 같은 사람들도 기득권이고 이제 돌아가신 노무현 전대통령도 변호사 출신이었는데 기득권이잖아.

[hoochee005]

Roh is a Catholic. He committed suicide. That means he is in hell, if he believes in his religion.

[donguyen0912MN]

why don't you go hang yourself...coz that would make your parents and I happy...MORON ....you can't be this dumb.

[astrologyzone]

Go get some proper education, delusional idiot :)

[donguyen0912MN]

i don't think he chose this option so that his family would live happily in NY Manhattan, I also, don't think his family would live happily in NY, would you? if that fate was your dad.? People make mistakes even presidents..and I think he punished himself death is way too much for that corruption mistake. But simply he was president. i think he was more concern about his people, about his legacy, his country's future history. btw, respect the people who passed away..otherwise you have no soul.