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Ex-lawmaker Chung Doo-un found dead on Seoul mountain

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  • Published Jul 16, 2019 4:55 pm KST
  • Updated Jul 16, 2019 5:30 pm KST

Former conservative lawmaker Chung Doo-un / Korea Times file

Former conservative lawmaker Chung Doo-un was found dead on a mountain near an apartment complex in Seoul on Tuesday after an apparent suicide, police said.

Chung, who was a lawmaker of the now-defunct Saenuri Party, was a close confidant of President Lee Myung-bak.

Chung left a suicide note that his wife found and reported to police. Police are now working to determine the cause of his death. (Yonhap)