State funeral ceremony for former floor leader of Justice Party to be held Friday
  • 6 years ago
In a couple hours from now,... a state funeral ceremony for the late lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan, a floor leader for the minor opposition Justice Party, will be held at the National Assembly.
The funeral procedure for the late liberal lawmaker has been elevated to a parliamentary-level funeral ceremony,... and put all members of the parliament to serve as funeral commissioners.
The ceremony has begun at around 10 a.m. and the participants there will spend the time to remember the three-term lawmaker's achievements in life.
The former floor leader passed away on Monday, in an apparent suicide after facing allegations that he received illegal political funds from a power blogger nicknamed "Druking".
After the ceremony today,... the deceased will be cremated and will lay at Moran Park in Namyangju city, where 160 other martyrs for justice and democracy are laid.
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