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Roh Hoe-chan (2017)

Roh Hoe-chan (born August 31, 1956 in Busan , † July 23, 2018 in Seoul ) was a South Korean politician . He was a member of the 17th, 19th and 20th National Assemblies . As a prominent progressive and socialist politician, Roh was involved in several progressive parties, most recently in the Jeongui Party from 2012 until his death in 2018 .

Early life

Roh Hoe-chan was born in Busan in 1956 into a middle-class household. In the 1970s he attended the Kyunggi School in Gangnam-gu . He then went to college , took part in political movements and in 1982 was hired as a welder in a factory, where he organized the process and factory workers. After violating the National Security Act, Roh was captured by the government in 1989 and imprisoned for 30 months.

Political career

Roh Hoe-chan with Kwon Young-ghil and Sim Sang-jung (2007)

After serving his sentence, Roh was involved in the formation of political parties in the 1990s, which later became the Labor Democratic Party in 2000 .

Roh was a member of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2008. In addition to Sim Sang-jung and Cho Seungsoo, he was a co-founder of the Jinbo-sin party . In 2010 he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Seoul . From 2012 to 2013 he was again a member of the National Assembly as a member of the Tonghap-jinbo Party and the Jeongui Party . Roh later left the Tonghap-jinbo party after alleging that party chairman Lee Jung-hee's faction manipulated the party lists to elect members of their own faction to the national assembly. Together with Sim Sang-jung and Yu Si-min , Roh founded the Jeongui Party in October 2012.

In 2005, Rho posted the names of prosecutors on the Internet who were involved in corruption cases involving Samsung . He was then charged with violating Korean communications secrecy. After a long legal battle, he was ultimately sentenced to four months in prison and in 2013 a one-year suspended sentence.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2016, this time for the Jeongui Party.

In July 2018, Roh was investigated. He was accused of accepting 50 million won from an influential blogger named Druking during an opinion manipulation scandal .

Personal

In 1988, Roh married his colleague Kim Ji-sun. He has played the cello since elementary school and often dreamed of a society in which every citizen could buy a musical instrument. The couple remained childless.

death

Roh committed suicide on July 23, 2018, at the age of 61, after jumping out of his mother's apartment in Seoul. His death came in the wake of an investigation into Druking's illegal political funds .

In his will, he admitted that he had received 40 million won from Druking's organization. But he rejected any form of preferential treatment in the election campaign.

In response to his death, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Roh "made great contributions to expanding the spectrum of (South) Korean politics."

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our Campaigns - Candidate - Roh Hoe-chan. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b "삼겹살 도 50 년 같은 판 에 구우면 타" 노회찬 의 촌철살인 어록. July 23, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2019 (Korean).
  3. ↑ a b c d The Korea Herald: Iconic liberal lawmaker found dead amid bribery allegations. July 23, 2018, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  4. ^ David I. Steinberg, Myung Shin: Tensions in South Korean Political Parties in Transition: From Entourage to Ideology? In: Asian Survey . tape 46 , no. 4 , August 1, 2006, ISSN  0004-4687 , p. 517-537 , doi : 10.1525 / as.2006.46.4.517 ( online [accessed November 13, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Opposition Lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan Commits Suicide Amid Funding sample. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Prominent South Korean politician commits suicide. July 23, 2018, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Nodutdol | eNews. July 23, 2018, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Our Campaigns - Seoul Mayor Race - Jun 03, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Roh Hoe-chan. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Headlines, July 23, 2018 - 코리아 포스트. Retrieved November 13, 2019 (Korean).
  11. ↑ 정의당: 제 2 차 당대회 (혁신 당대회) 회의 자료 및 결과. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Sam Byford: Korean lawmaker who exposed Samsung corruption forced from office. February 15, 2013, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Opposition Lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan Commits Suicide Amid Funding sample. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  14. ↑ opposition lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan jumps to death amid funding trial. July 23, 2018, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  15. ↑ [여적] 첼로 를 닮았 던 노회찬. Retrieved November 13, 2019 (Korean).
  16. ↑ opposition lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan jumps to death amid funding trial. July 23, 2018, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  17. ↑ 임기창: 노회찬 아파트 서 투신 사망… 유서 "금전 받았으나 청탁 과 무관" (종합). July 23, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2019 (Korean).
  18. ↑ [전문] 노회찬 유서… "나는 여기서 멈추지 만 당 은 당당히 앞으로". Retrieved November 13, 2019 (Korean).
  19. ↑ Roh Hoe-chan jumps to death over Druking case. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Raw, Hoe-chan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Busan , South Korea
DATE OF DEATH 23rd July 2018
Place of death Seoul , South Korea