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Former S Korean president’s family asks to hold funeral in Seoul

Published: 24/05/2009 05:00

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Late former President Roh Moo-hyun’s family asked the government to hold the funeral of the late president in Seoul, instead of his hometown in the country’s southeast, the family’s spokesman said Monday.

Aides and relatives of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun carry a coffin containing his body to an exterior memorial altar at his home at Bonghwa village in Gimhae, about 450 km (280 miles) southeast of Seoul May 23, 2009. Roh, died Saturday morning by jumping off a rocky cliff overlooking his home. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

“We concluded that it was appropriate to hold the service in Seoul so that as many people as possible may come to the funeral,” said Cheon Ho-sun, a spokesman for Roh’s family.

The spokesman pointed to the courtyard of Gyeongbok Palace as a proper place for the funeral.

Roh’s family agreed on a “people’s funeral” on Sunday instead of a private service, following a seven-day mourning period, which was expected to take place in the ex-president’s hometown, Bongha Village.

After the funeral service, Roh will be cremated and buried near his residence in Bongha Village, according to Cheon.

Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was found dead on Saturday after falling down a mountain amid an investigation into a bribery scandal he and his family were involved in.

More than 13,000 mourners have made the pilgrimage to the ex-president’s hometown Bongha.

VietNamNet/Xinhuanet

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