Mrs. Lee Soon-ja, Wife of Jeon Du-hwan, Visits No Tae-woo's Funeral Amid 5·18 Democratization Movement Questions

Published 28 Oct.2021 14:49(KST)

Lee Soon-ja, wife of former President Chun Doo-hwan, is leaving after paying her respects at the funeral hall of former President Roh Tae-woo, set up at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 28th. / Photo by Joint Press Corps

Lee Soon-ja, wife of former President Jeon Du-hwan, is leaving after paying her respects at the funeral hall of former President Roh Tae-woo, set up at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 28th. / Photo by Joint Press Corps

Former President Chun Doo-hwan's wife, Lee Soon-ja, is paying her respects at the funeral hall of former President Roh Tae-woo, set up at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 28th. Photo by Joint Press Corps

Former President Chun Doo-hwan's wife, Lee Soon-ja, visited the funeral hall of former President Roh Tae-woo at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 28th, and is seen leaving after paying her respects. Photo by Joint Press Corps

Lee Soon-ja, the wife of former President Chun Doo-hwan, visited the funeral hall of the late former President Roh Tae-woo on the 28th to pay her respects. As she left the funeral hall, she got into a car and left without responding to questions such as whether she had any intention to apologize regarding the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement. It is reported that former President Chun is unable to attend in person due to health issues. Former Presidents Chun and Roh were classmates at the Korea Military Academy. After the December 12 military coup in 1979, which brought Chun to power, they established themselves as the top leader and second-in-command, respectively.