The South Korean government has announced the first amnesty since the inauguration of the Yoon Seong-yeol administration, targeting the top of the Samsung Group, who served time for bribery and other crimes against former President Park Geun-hye. .
South Korea's Ministry of Justice announced on the 12th that the amnesty will coincide with August 15th, the anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japanese colonial rule.
The target includes Samsung Group CEO Lee Jae-yong (Lee Jae-yong), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, who was sentenced to prison for bribery of former President Park Geun-hye and was released on parole in August last year. I'm here.
Vice Chairman Lee completed his sentence last month, but the law still restricts his involvement in the management of the group for a certain period of time, and he will be pardoned and will be able to conduct free economic activities.
In addition, Lotte Group Chairman Akio Shigemitsu, who was convicted of bribery and other crimes with a suspended sentence, was also pardoned.
On the other hand, the pardon for former President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison for bribery and other crimes a year ago and whose execution was temporarily suspended due to health problems, was postponed. rice field.
According to South Korean media, ``There is a lot of opposition to a pardon for former President Lee in public opinion polls, so it may have been judged to be a burden on the administration.''