The son of late President Roh Moo-hyun filed a libel suit against two university professors, claiming they defamed his father during their classes, the foundation commemorating him said Monday.
Roh Gun-ho filed a complaint with the prosecution against the two for defamation, and filed separate civil suits with district courts on June 22, the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation said in a statement.
The professor at Busan University allegedly assigned students to find evidence that the 2002 presidential election had been meddled with. The late Roh was elected president in 2002.
An English professor at Hongik University also allegedly inserted a sentence mocking the late president on his final exam.
“The two professors defamed the former President Roh by stating groundless facts and insulted his honor with derogatory comments,” the younger Roh said.
Roh jumped off a cliff to his death behind his retirement home in May 2009, a year after leaving office, amid a widening probe by prosecutors over allegations that members of his family accepted illicit funds. (Yonhap)
