SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, whose hard-won reputation as a corruption fighter was tarnished by bribery allegations that drew in his family and closest associates, jumped to his death Saturday while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home. He was 62.
After leaving his family a suicide note, Roh threw himself off a steep cliff around 6:40 a.m., police and lawyer Moon Jae-in said in the southern port city of Busan.
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