The justice minister announced that former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was pardoned by the presidency after he was sentenced to 17 years in prison for corruption.
After meeting with Chairman Yoon Suk, Minister Han Dong-hoon said that Lee Myung-bak is on a list of more than 1,300 people who will receive a special pardon based on “a broad perspective of national unity through reconciliation, tolerance and consideration.” -yeol’s office.
Lee, 81, was granted a temporary leave from prison in June due to his age and health problems.
The politician, a former Hyundai executive, was sentenced to 17 years in prison in 2020 for bribery and fraud charges. He was supposed to serve his sentence at the age of 95, until 2036.
The court found him guilty of creating tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal funds and taking bribes from Samsung Electronics in exchange for the pardon of Lee Kun-hee, the former head of the conglomerate, who was arrested for tax evasion.
Lee Myung-bak, who was South Korea’s president from 2008 to 2013, led the country in the global financial crisis and was head of state when the country won the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, but was criticized for undermining democratic principles and freedom. expression.
In August, Chairman Yoon Suk-yeol pardoned Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong.
Several South Korean presidents were imprisoned after their terms ended, but some were pardoned.
source: Noticias
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