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Death of former South Korean president is partly due to politicized investigation process [comment]
May 30, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Hoon Lee: South Korea is now almost at the end of a 7-day national mourning period for its former (16th) president, Roh Moo Hyun, who had abruptly ended his life by jumping off a cliff near his retirement village of Bong-ha, with a state people's funeral set to take place this....... [more]
South Korea ex-president targeted by bribery probe dies in apparent suicide
May 23, 2009 by Matt Glenn
Former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun apparently committed suicide Saturday by leaping off a 30-foot cliff. Roh and members of Roh's family were under investigation by the Republic of Korea's Supreme Prosecutor's Office for allegedly accepting bribes while in office. A spokesperson....... [more]
South Korea president pardons ex-Daewoo chief, others
December 31, 2007 by Dennis Zawacki II
The South Korean Ministry of Justice on Monday said that 75 politicians and businessmen would receive amnesty as part of President Roh Moo-hyun's last round of presidential pardons. Among those granted amnesty is former chairman of the Daewoo group Kim Woo-choong, who was convicted last year of....... [more]
South Korea president appeals election law violation ruling to top court
June 21, 2007 by Michael Sung
South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun filed a petition at the Constitutional Court of South Korea Thursday, challenging a ruling by the National Election Commission that Roh violated election neutrality laws for the second time in a month by repeating criticism of the opposition Grand National Party.... [more]
South Korea president urges election law reform
June 11, 2007 by Michael Sung
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun criticized South Korea's election laws Sunday, saying that the country's political system with a single five-year presidential term was underdeveloped and should be reformed. Roh also criticized the country's political neutrality laws and r....... [more]
S Korea president wants to abolish statute of limitations for human rights abuses
August 16, 2005 by D. Wes Rist
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Tuesday that he intends to push for the elimination of a statute of limitations for future human rights violations in South Korea, but said that he isn't seeking to introduce retroactive punishment for acts already outside the statute of limitations, whic....... [more]
International brief ~ ICJ could get Japan-S. Korea islands dispute
March 25, 2005 by D. Wes Rist
In Friday's international brief, Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro told a press conference Thursday that despite a harshly worded 'letter to the people' released by South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Wednesday, Japan would not respond aggressively to the current dispute over the....... [more]
Japan considers economic sanctions against N. Korea for abductions
December 17, 2004 by D. Wes Rist
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said in talks Friday with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun that economic sanctions were a possibility against North Korea in the wake of growing Japanese public hostility towards Pyongyang for kidnapping of Japanese citizens in previous decades for use.... [more]
South Korea court rules against capital move
October 21, 2004 by Amit Patel
South Korea's Constitutional Court Thursday ruled that a government plan to relocate the nation's capital is unconstitutional. The ruling, which is seen as a major blow to President Roh Moo-hyun, was supported by eight of the nine judges and required the government to first put the subject....... [more]
US legislation makes nuclear talks meaningless, North Korea says
October 5, 2004 by Jeannie Shawl
North Korea's state media said Tuesday that the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (HR 4011), approved by the US House of Representatives Monday and now ready for President Bush's signature, shows that the US is hell bent on destroying North Korea and makes the six-party talks....... [more]
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