SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korea's police chief offered resignation Thursday amid pressure of demanding his quit for taking responsibility of deaths of two farmers who were fatally injured by police during a violent rally in November.

South Korean National Police Commissioner Huh Joon-young weeps as he speaks during his retirement ceremony at the headquarters of the national police agency in Seoul Dec. 30. (Reuters)

    Huh Joon-young, commissioner general of the (South) Korean National Police Agency (NPA), tendered his resignation to the Government Administration and Home Affairs Minister Oh Young-kyo early in the morning.

    In his statement, Huh said "I decided to step down out of my wish not to put burdens on (President Roh Moo-hyun) administration, particularly in the busiest year-end political season."

    "I feel bitter about the deaths of the two farmers as a result of the accidental clash during the street rally," he said.

    Huh, who joined the police in 1984, promoted to the top post of the NPA in January 2005.

    While, it was not known whether South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will accept Huh's resignation.

    "President Roh Moo-hyun will make a decision after receiving a report on the issue after returning to Cheong Wa Dae in the afternoon from an outing," Kim Man-soo, spokesman of the Presidential Office, said earlier Thursday. Enditem