Suicide!
For some time, people have commented that South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun should watch his tongue. He was impeached today, for allegedly breaking campaign laws by speaking on behalf of the party that supported him and for saying that he would resign if it were proven that the amount of bribes he received was 10% of that the rival party received. Now, it appears his words may have prompted the former head of Daewoo Construction, accused of passing 30,000,000 won (US$25,400) to the presidents own brother, to take his own life: President Roh, quoted in Fmr. Daewoo Head Kills Himself Following Roh's Comments, in a speech to the nation, hours before the suicide:
For some time, people have commented that South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun should watch his tongue. He was impeached today, for allegedly breaking campaign laws by speaking on behalf of the party that supported him and for saying that he would resign if it were proven that the amount of bribes he received was 10% of that the rival party received. Now, it appears his words may have prompted the former head of Daewoo Construction, accused of passing 30,000,000 won (US$25,400) to the presidents own brother, to take his own life: President Roh, quoted in Fmr. Daewoo Head Kills Himself Following Roh's Comments, in a speech to the nation, hours before the suicide:
- "I hope that people like the former head of Daewoo Construction, who have attended good schools and have greatly succeeded, will no longer go to small people in the countryside and pass them money for their own interests."
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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