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On Sunday, the leadership of the ruling South Korean Democratic Party revealed a condition for pardoning former presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak, who are currently incarcerated on corruption and influence peddling charges.
In this regard, the ruling party spokesman said after a meeting of senior Choi In-ho party officials, “We agree that general consensus and the repentance of the people involved are necessary on this issue,” referring to the two former presidents.
As for how the rest of the Democratic Party members viewed Lee’s comments on the amnesty, Choi said: “We understood that his comments were the result of his true hope for the unification of the country.”
Lee Myung-bak, who ruled the country from 2008 to 2013, is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence after being convicted of corruption, and his successor, Park-Geun-hye, was sentenced to 20 years in prison last summer. after his dismissal due to a corruption scandal and abuse of power.
Source: Sputnik
