Presidential special pardons
Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2022, to announce that former President Lee Myung-bak, whose 17-year prison sentence on bribery and embezzlement convictions was put on hold in June due to chronic illnesses, was included among the beneficiaries of President Yoon Suk Yeol's special amnesty for the new year. (Yonhap)
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