SEOUL – Eulogists remembered South Korea's former president Roh Moo-hyun as a politician of humble beginnings who sought a compassionate society but killed himself in anguish over a bribery scandal that has laid bare the country's deep political divisions.~
"We pray you will lead us to reconciliation and unity as we are divided and alienate each other," Han Myung-sook, one of Mr. Roh's prime ministers during his 2003-2008 tenure, said at a state funeral service on the grounds of a palace that was the seat of government for 500 years.
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Ms. Han referred directly to an investigation of Mr. Roh by state prosecutors in her eulogy, saying he was unable to fulfill his dream of a quiet post-presidency in the town where he grew up. "Harsh times and rough seasons just would not even allow an opportunity to realize such modest dreams," she said.
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Mr. Roh, 62 years old, died from an apparent suicide last Saturday by jumping from a cliff near his home in the town of Gimhae. About an hour earlier, he wrote a note on his personal computer that said he had caused too much pain to other people. "Don't be sorry, don't resent anyone," he wrote.
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