Widow of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan offers ‘deep apology’ for brutal rule

During the final funeral service Lee Soon-ja says sorry for the pains suffered during her husband's reign

The widow of South Korea's last military dictator has issued a brief apology over the pains and scars" caused by her husband's brutal rule as dozens of relatives and former aides gathered at a Seoul hospital to pay their final respects to Chun Doo-hwan.

Chun, who took power in a 1979 coup and violently crushed pro-democracy protests a year later before being jailed for treason in the 1990s, died at his Seoul home Tuesday at the age of 90.