Dongducheon pays its last respects at a memorial set up near Jihaeng Station to former President Roh Moo-hyun. Driven to suicide by allegations of bribery, many question Roh was the victim of a relentless media and prosecutorial system.Some point to current President Lee Myung-bak and the ongoing ritual of incumbent presidents presiding over investigations of their predecessors.
“It has become a bad political habit for presidents in South Korea to try to gain support by punishing the former president,” said Kang Won-taek, professor at Soongsil University. “What happened to Roh Moo-hyun shows that it is time to break this habit.”
“It has become a bad political habit for presidents in South Korea to try to gain support by punishing the former president,” said Kang Won-taek, professor at Soongsil University. “What happened to Roh Moo-hyun shows that it is time to break this habit.”
