His body was discovered this morning in front of the seventeen story apartment building where he and his family resided. No was the leader of the small progressive Justice Party and an elected representative in the National Assembly since 2004. He was a long time progressive leader who had been a leader in various opposition parties and arose out of the labor movement in Pusan. No was implicated in the so called "True King," scandal because he allegedly received illegal political contributions similar to others related to the political influence peddling web site. In the suicide note, No appears to have admitted receiving political contributions from True King, totaling 40 million won, in a manner which violated contribution laws. He contended that he did not make promises to get the money nor provide consideration having received it, although foolish and stupid to have done so. Just before his death he denied receiving illegal contributions. He was shaken by the investigation and not able to face the damage to his reputation and party. He apologized to his wife, family and colleagues.
Channel A Top Ten News reported a threat in May 2017 recorded on the True King website, threatening to bring down the Justice Party including No, his close associate Representative Sim Sang Jung and her "group." She was distraught at the memorial service and unable to speak. No's family has received condolences from all party representatives and tens of thousands of admirers. Representatives on both sides of the aisle have been harshly critical of the True King investigation which as yet has failed to conclude their investigation of the right wing virtual site which appears to be a political black operation.
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