Police officially confirmed Sunday that former President Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide by throwing himself off a 30-meter-high cliff behind his house during a morning hike with a security guard.
The South Gyeongsang Police Station, in charge of the investigation into his death, concluded that Roh jumped off Owl Cliff on Mt. Bongha behind his residence on his own at 6:45 a.m., Saturday ― 55 minutes after departing from his house.
Lee No-gu, the chief investigator, said, ``We reached the conclusion after taking into account testimony from the accompanying guard, staff and other evidence including a suicide note.
``The location was Owl Cliff as reported, roughly 500 meters away from his house. The accompanying security guard witnessed Roh's suicide, but it was too abrupt for him to stop it.''
Two police officers on duty at a nearby post at that time were confirmed to have seen Roh standing on the top of the cliff with the guard, but didn't see his suicide, he added.
According to an interim report, Roh phoned security guards at 5:45 a.m. to inform them of his hiking plan, and left his house at 5:50 a.m. with one of them.
Arriving at the cliff top at 6:20 a.m., they chatted for about 20 minutes there. Roh asked the guard for a cigarette and whether there were owls living around the cliff.
When the guard was distracted due to a comment from Roh about a person passing down the hill, he leaped from the mountain, the report said.
The police also looked at Roh's laptop, where his suicide note was saved.
``Roh completed the note only minutes before his departure to the mountain. We found no clues backing up the allegation that the note was fabricated,'' the investigator said.
He said Roh began writing the note at 5:21 a.m. and first saved it at 5:26 a.m. Partially amending the document, he saved it for the final time at 5:44 a.m., according to the report.
Police plan to ask the National Institute of Scientific Investigation to inspect a bloody outfit and climbing boots found roughly 11 meters away from the spot where Roh landed after throwing himself off the cliff.
``A postmortem exam will not be conducted as a sign of respect for the former President,'' Lee said.
Police plan to do their best to ensure Roh's funeral runs smoothly, he said.
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humblehard1 (58.72.107.194)
05-25-2009 16:32
@tuscan'i..By the way, who said KT is Foreign media? or did you mean KT is not for foreigners? "I don't come every single fucking day into.." Rofl, Do you fuck each day? Its logical that you are very busy nad hence cant make into KT. Dumber, I too dont go to CNN or Reuters as I reside in Korea and I am concerned about my surrounding.
humblehard1 (58.72.107.194)
05-25-2009 16:31
@tuscan'i..ROFL, you prove that you are woth being chicken head dumber. Who is that dumber who said I am European? Your own guess? If Europe does any bad, does that give you licence to Gwangju like massacre? This is exactly why I said dotn hide behind those mistakes commited by others, instead choose correct one. As I had said very early, Dumbers like you are competing to be best amongst worst. So start using atleast your chicken head.
tuscan (98.154.91.228)
05-25-2009 14:06
humblehard1: Gwangju massacre...sad. But U know whats even more sad? the euro pale boys like u who came from Europe stole the territory from Indian Americans then fought and spilled blood and still spill blood today. So STFU hypocrite. Oh by the way RIP victims of Gwangju massacre.
tuscan (98.154.91.228)
05-25-2009 14:03
humblehard1:"instead of taking shield under other's wrong; you correct your mistakes and help yourself in being a clean community." I don't come every single fucking day into a foreign News paper web site to pour my bitterness and bullshit. I respect the country where I live. I don't go over CNN's web site leaving bitter comments demonizing the USA. ok?
humblehard1 (58.72.107.194)
05-25-2009 14:00
@donnie.. ..Clear case or desperation to close-off the case. ex first lady passed out in hospital? hmm.. she got the news of her husband death only in Hospital? Very very deeply suspicous. Another open case of closing off the scandal. Desperation is openly visible. I strongly feel many are involved behind this mysterious death. Maybe his own family as they can get lienience from the govt for his death. Anyways, LBM and Judiciary were targetting Mr. Roh only.
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