Ex-President Chun hospitalized for treatment
Former President Chun Doo-hwan / Yonhap
Former President Chun Doo-hwan has been hospitalized for treatment, informed officials said Saturday, days after he made a 660-kilometer round trip to the southwestern city of Gwangju to attend an appellate court hearing in a defamation lawsuit.
The 90-year-old Chun, who served as president from 1980-1988, was admitted to Severance Hospital in western Seoul, Friday, to receive treatment and a checkup, the officials told Yonhap News Agency.
He is expected to be discharged during the ongoing National Liberation Day holiday, which extends to Monday, at the earliest if no abnormalities are found, they said.
Chun showed up at the Gwangju District Court's appellate division Monday to attend a hearing, but left the courtroom just 25 minutes later after complaining of breathing difficulties. He answered some of the judge's questions with the help of his wife and was also seen dozing off. (Yonhap)