The funeral is over and it appears that police kept things under control and former Korean President Roh Moo-hyun had a dignified state funeral in Seoul:

Tens of thousands of grieving South Koreans filled the streets of central Seoul Friday, lingering long after the funeral of former President Roh Moo-hyun, a liberal leader who strove to challenge authoritarianism and regional divisions.

A sea of yellow, the color Roh used for his 2002 presidential election, engulfed the capital city as mourners waved yellow balloons and sent yellow paper planes to the air. “We love you, president!” they shouted.

At least 180,000 gathered at the Seoul Plaza to attend a memorial rite wishing for the deceased’s peace, according to police, the largest crowd since anti-U.S. beef rallies at the same place last year. Roh’s supporters estimated 300,000 to 400,000.  [Yonhap]

Here is a pretty good image of the crowd.  I would say that the 180,000 people estimate is probably the most likely, which is far off the 1 million people that Oh My News projected:

You can see that there was even a crowd gathered at Seoul Station as well:

It seems from the media reports things went pretty well except for this incident that happened when Korean President Lee Myung-bak offered flowers during the service:

“You are a political murderer!” Baek Won-woo, an opposition party lawmaker, shouted at President Lee as he was offering a flower to the deceased during the funeral. He was immediately dragged out by security guards. The main opposition Democratic Party has been mounting calls for an official apology from Lee and his party for Roh’s suicide.  [Yonhap]

Besides that the 21,000 police on hand managed to maintain order despite attempts by some of the people who showed up for the funeral to provoke the police:

That didn’t stop the leftist groups such as the Voice of People site from trying to create a narrative of a heavy handed police force:

Here is probably their best image to try and create this perception:

I wouldn’t be surprised if this image wasn’t staged.  However, from what I can see it appears the police handled the situation well and did not give the leftist groups any excuse yet to justify protests in the mold of last summers anti-US beef riots.

Finally Roh’s body has finally been cremated:

The body of former President Roh Moo-hyun is being cremated at Yeonhwajang crematorium in Suwon.

Following memorial services at Seoul Plaza and in front of Seoul Station, the funeral procession for the former leader arrived in the city, some 35 kilometers south of Seoul, on Friday afternoon.

His ashes will be transported back to his hometown of Bongha and enshrined at Jeongtowon, a temple of Pure Land Buddhism, behind his residence.  [KBS Global]

Here is something I am wondering, does anyone know if Roh’s body ever had an autopsy?  I am curious to how long it took Roh to die and if the 30 minutes it took the derelict bodyguard to find Roh’s bleeding body had any outcome in his death?  I helped rescue someone a few years ago that jumped off a high clif on Mt. Bukhansan and this person had survived the fall, but due to the remoteness of the location it took sometime for rescue personnel to reach the person before they died.  An autopsy should determine if the body guard had immediately gotten Roh medical treatment if Roh had a chance at surviviing.