청와대, 고 김종필 전 국무총리에게 무궁화장 추서<br /><br /> Kim Jong-pil... a former prime minister of South Korea who passed on Saturday, will be posthumously awarded the nation's highest order of civil merit.<br /> Seoul's top Office announced today... the Minister of the Interior and Safety, Kim Boo-kyum, will present the Mugunghwa medal to the late ex-PM's family.<br /> According to the Cheongwadae spokesperson, President Moon instructed the minister to properly express condolences to Kim's bereaved family,... as the liberal leader will not be visiting the funeral parlor personally.<br />A heated debate continues over whether the former prime minister deserves the Mugunghwa order... due to his role in orchestrating the military coup that brought then Major General Park Chung-hee to power in the early 1960s.<br />According to the top office, all deceased former PMs have been recognition either posthumously or when still living.<br />
