Category: park geun-hye

Pardoning Jailed Ex-President Aimed To Impact The Upcoming South Korean Presidential Race: Analysts

January 6, 2022
2022 South Korean presidential electionAsia & PacificLee Jae-myungnational unitypardonpark geun-hyePresident Moon Jae-inSouth KoreaWorldYoon Seok-youl
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New Analysis Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was set free on Dec. 31, 2021, after serving four years and nine months in prison, following her corruption conviction being pardoned by the government last week. Park was the first female president of South Korea and the daughter of former President Park Chung-hee. Four years ago,…

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South Korea’s Former President Freed Under Government Pardon After Almost 5 Years in Jail

December 31, 2021
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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was set free on Friday after serving four years and nine months in prison, following her corruption conviction being pardoned by the government last week. Park was the first female president of South Korea and the daughter of former President Park Chung-hee. Four years ago, she was impeached and arrested due…

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South Korea’s Former President Pardoned Over Corruption Charges

December 24, 2021
Asia & Pacificpark geun-hyePresident Moon Jae-inSouth KoreaWorld
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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who has been serving a 22-year prison term for corruption charges, was granted a special pardon by the government on Friday and is set to be released on Dec. 31. “We must overcome the pain of the past and move forward into the new era,” President Moon Jae-in said…

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South Korea Court Upholds Jail for Ex-President Park, Opening Way to Chance of a Pardon

January 14, 2021
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SEOUL—South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and so for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon. Park became South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be thrown out…

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