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| South Korea's ex-president dies | |
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| Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died of head injuries after falling into a ravine while climbing a mountain, police say. | |
| Mr Roh, 62, was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, according to Yonhap news agency. | Mr Roh, 62, was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, according to Yonhap news agency. |
| Police said they were trying to determine whether the death was an accident or suicide. | Police said they were trying to determine whether the death was an accident or suicide. |
| The former president left office in February 2008 and had been under investigation for alleged bribery. | The former president left office in February 2008 and had been under investigation for alleged bribery. |
| "President Roh fell down a mountain. He was transported to a hospital where doctors said he had been dead upon arrival. But his death has not yet been officially confirmed," a spokesman of the National Police Agency told the AFP news agency. | "President Roh fell down a mountain. He was transported to a hospital where doctors said he had been dead upon arrival. But his death has not yet been officially confirmed," a spokesman of the National Police Agency told the AFP news agency. |
| "We're investigating whether he fell by accident or committed suicide," he said. | "We're investigating whether he fell by accident or committed suicide," he said. |
| Yonhap said Mr Roh died after being transported from his hometown of Gimhae to a hospital in the southern city of Busan. | Yonhap said Mr Roh died after being transported from his hometown of Gimhae to a hospital in the southern city of Busan. |
| Bribery allegations | Bribery allegations |
| A human rights lawyer, Mr Roh took office in 2003 vowing to fight corruption, but correspondents say his term was a rollercoaster ride, with his party hit by scandal and infighting. | A human rights lawyer, Mr Roh took office in 2003 vowing to fight corruption, but correspondents say his term was a rollercoaster ride, with his party hit by scandal and infighting. |
| He was suspended early in 2004, after parliament voted to impeach him over a breach of election rules, but the Constitutional Court later overturned the move and he was reinstated. | He was suspended early in 2004, after parliament voted to impeach him over a breach of election rules, but the Constitutional Court later overturned the move and he was reinstated. |
| Last month, Mr Roh was questioned over allegations that he had taken millions of dollars in bribes from a wealthy businessman. | Last month, Mr Roh was questioned over allegations that he had taken millions of dollars in bribes from a wealthy businessman. |
| The former president later apologised for the scandal. | The former president later apologised for the scandal. |
| "I feel ashamed before my fellow citizens. I am sorry for disappointing you," he said in a televised statement. | "I feel ashamed before my fellow citizens. I am sorry for disappointing you," he said in a televised statement. |
| In a statement posted on his website in April, Mr Roh admitted that his wife received a substantial sum of money from the businessman, but suggested it was not a bribe, but a payment to help her settle a debt. | In a statement posted on his website in April, Mr Roh admitted that his wife received a substantial sum of money from the businessman, but suggested it was not a bribe, but a payment to help her settle a debt. |