SEOUL May 28 Kyodo President Roh ...

SEOUL May 28 Kyodo

President Roh Moo Hyun forward Wednesday denied allegations of wrongdoing in real estate transactions involving his senior brother.

''I have not engaged in any wrongdoing and illegal transactions,'' Roh said at a nationally televised recently made knowns conference.

The 56-year-old president has arise under fire from the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) for allegations that the president hid wealth with his ranking brother Roh Gun Pyong, a farmer in Roh's hometown Kimhae in southward Kyongsang Province, southern South Korea.

The more ancient brother was reportedly found to acknowledge sizable tracts of land in Kimhae and the opposition party claims the president used the brother's name to hide his land possession.

Roh said he ''feel greatly responsible for having caused worries to the nation.''

The allegations and the GNP's offensive onward the three-month-old presidency have filled the nation's newspapers. Roh took office onward Feb. 25, replacing Kim Dae Jung

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