of an opinion-rigging scandal. Personal life Roh married fellow labor activist Kim Ji-sun in 1988. The couple had no children. Roh was a cello player from his elementary school days, and often dreamed of a society where every citizen could pick up a musical instrument. Death Roh committed suicide, aged 61, by jumping from his mother's apartment in Seoul on 23 July 2018. His death occurred during the course of the special prosecutor's investigations into the illegal political funds of Druking, the main perpetrator of the South Korean opinion-rigging scandal. Roh's will, addressing the Justice Party and its membership, admitted receiving (approximately US$35,300) from Druking's organization but denied any form of favoritism in exchange for the campaign contribution. According to Political Fund Act which he supported, it is still illegal and guilty because the amount of money he has received already exceeds the legitimate scope. In response to his death, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Roh had made “big contributions to widening the spectrum of [South] Korean politics". References External links Official website 1956 births 2018 deaths 2018 suicides Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Democratic Labor Party (South Korea) politicians New Progressive Party (South Korea) politicians Justice Party (South Korea) politicians Ganghwa Noh clan Liberalism in South Korea Suicides by jumping in South Korea South Korean progressives South Korean politicians who committed suicide South Korean social democrats People from Busan