Former South Korean president dead, suicide probed: police

Former South Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun, who was at the centre of a multi-million dollar corruption probe, plunged to his death off a mountainside on Saturday in an apparent suicide. Police said they were investigating whether Roh, who was in office from 2003-2008, killed himself. A former aide said the ex-leader jumped off a cliff after leaving a suicide note.

Roh, 62, had left home around dawn, accompanied by a bodyguard, and climbed a mountain near his retirement village of Bongha close to the southeast coast. "He jumped off a rock in the mountain at 6:40 am (2140 GMT Friday)," former chief presidential secretary Moon Jae-In told journalists.

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The suicide problem in KOREA is way out of control. I've read about the chain suicides of celebrities and government have been trying to reduce this TREND - even if it means banning the word suicide from the internet. Even the HAHA thing that korean celebrtities are doing (SNSD or DBSK) are so that the citizens could loosen up a bit.

but when the former president himself jump off a mountain, how effective is korean government actually? Hmm. nothing good comes out of suicide.