Kim Jong Il sends condolences to Roh Moo Hyun's family
2009-05-25 00:13:08 GMT2009-05-25 08:13:08 (Beijing Time)
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In this Oct. 3, 2007 file photo, then South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il after ending their summit meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's state media said that leader Kim had expressed condolence on Monday, May 25, 2009 to the family of late Roh who jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home on Saturday, May 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Korea Pool via Yonhap, File)
In this Oct. 4, 2007 file photo, then South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, raises North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's hand after exchanging a joint declaration documents in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's state media said that leader Kim had expressed condolence on Monday, May 25, 2009 to the family of late Roh who jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home on Saturday, May 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Yonhap, File)
PYONGYANG, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Monday sent a message of condolences to the family of former South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, the official news agency KCNA reported.
"On hearing the news that former President Roh Moo Hyun died in an accident, I express profound condolences to widow Kwon Ryang Suk and his bereaved family," said the message.
Roh died Saturday after falling down a cliff amid an investigation into a bribery scandal he and his family were involved in.
South Korean police tentatively concluded Sunday that his death was a suicide.
