Angry crowd turns on South Korean leader at funeral of predecessor Roh Moo Hyun

[Robbien]

Source: Times UK

Millions of people across South Korea expressed anger and grief at the funeral of Roh Moo Hyun, the former president who committed suicide last weekend while being investigated for a multi-million pound corruption scandal.

Mourners lined the streets, weeping openly at the passing of Mr Roh’s cortège as it transported his body 200 miles from his home in the south-east of the country to the Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul. Hundreds of thousands of people listened to speeches in the capital’s central plaza accusing the government of the current president, Lee Myung Bak, of hounding Mr Roh to his death for political reasons.

“Today condolences, tomorrow anger,” read a slogan on many of the banners. Tearful mourners accused the conservative Mr Lee of the “political murder” of his predecessor and ideological opponent. South Korean internet users swapped conspiracy theories, so far completely unproven, that his death was in fact an assassination.


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When Mr Lee stepped forward to place a wreath, he was booed by members of the public watching the ceremony on giant screens outside. Inside the Palace grounds, one member of parliament, Baek Won Woo, was seized by bodyguards as he leaped forward, shouting curses and demanding that Mr Lee apologise. “This is political revenge, a political murder!” he said as he was dragged away.

Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6388614.ece

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[marmar]

1. Isn't S. Korea the country where Parliament sessions turn into UFC bouts?

They don't play around when they're pissed.

[sweettater]

2. Maybe we should

learn a few things from them................:applause:

[Tempest]

3. Yeah, because nothing says democracy like

Jumping across a desk and beating up your opponent.

:eyes:

[ooglymoogly]

4. Fortunately we only allow one party do that here.

All hail democracy even if it is an illusion.

[sweettater]

6. Actually,

I was referring to the people's demonstrations. They let their voices be heard. Been there so know first hand.

[YOY]

5. Seeing as how most of the GOP (and a few of us) are Geriatric

It would turn really messy soon.