President Yoon Seok-yeol has stated that it is a principle to never mention the issue of amnesty from the past.
President Yoon met with reporters on the way to work and answered a question related to the request for pardon of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong in business circles.
Recently, some in the political and legal circles are predicting that President Yoon will issue a special amnesty on the Liberation Day on a large scale.
While the pardon of former President Lee Myung-bak, who was released due to suspension of execution, seems likely, there is a high possibility of pardons of Vice Chairman Lee and former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo.