02 January 2024

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...history tells us that illicit ties between Korean businesses and Korean governments run deep. It remains to be seen whether the Korean political and economic establishment can move on from the wide-reaching scandal that brought Park down. The world should follow the next developments with a wary eye. . .

SKorea ex-President Park, jailed for corruption, is pardoned

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Dec 24, 2021 — ... hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes ... SKorea ex-President Park, jailed for corruption, is pardoned. A man ...

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South Korean opposition leader stabbed in the neck

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This is the moment South Korea’s political opposition, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck.

Lee Jae-myung comes under attack while speaking to reporters during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan. . .

His recent career has been overshadowed by a number of scandals.
He faces trial on charges of bribery in connection with a firm that is suspected of illicitly transferring $8m to North Korea and is also accused of breaching his duties as Seongnam mayor after one of the city’s companies made a loss of 20 billion won ($15m) while he was mayor.

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A former governor of Gyeonggi province, Lee ran for the presidency in 2022 but lost narrowly to conservative Yoon Suk-yeol in a fiercely fought campaign.
Yoon expressed “deep concern” at the attack on the opposition leader and called for an immediate and thorough investigation.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during an interview with the Reuters news agency. — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol condemned the attack on his rival [Daewoung Kim/Reuters]

“This type of violence must never be tolerated under any circumstances,” his office quoted him as saying.
Although South Korea has strict gun laws, politicians have been attacked with other weapons, and there is normally a police presence at major events involving high-profile leaders.

Lee’s predecessor, Song Young-gil, was attacked in 2022 at a public event by an assailant who hit him in the head with a blunt object.
Park Geun-hye, who later became president, was attacked with a knife at an event in 2006 while she was a conservative opposition party leader, and needed surgery for the wound on her face.

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