Roh Denies Alleged Political Maneuver

President Roh Moo-hyun called for an emergency press conference on August 8 in Cheong Wa Dae and rebuffed allegations of his involvement in the revelation of the illegal bugging scandal by the state spy agency, saying, “I had no power to suppress the outburst of truth.”

Dong-Yul Seok seokdy@donga.com