China News Service, August 12. According to Yonhap News Agency, the first presidential amnesty list since the establishment of the Yoon Xiyue government in South Korea will be announced on the 12th, and former President Lee Myung-bak may not be listed.
Data map: Li Mingbo.
According to customary practice, Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon will announce the list this time at an interim state meeting held at the central government's office building in Seoul.
Some observations believe that, considering the current negative public opinion on pardoning politicians, the amnesty may not include politicians such as former President Lee Myung-bak, and businessmen such as Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong are expected to be pardoned.
It was widely believed in the political circles that Lee Myung-bak, who was released in June after a three-month suspension of his sentence, was likely to receive a pardon this time.
However, it is reported that Lee Myung-bak was "lost" in the list of amnesties discussed by the Amnesty Review Committee of the Ministry of Justice on the 9th of this month.
The analysis pointed out that under the situation that Yin Xiyue's poor policy evaluation rate is approaching 70%, pardoning politicians with negative public opinion may have an adverse impact on the operation of state affairs.
It is reported that Li Mingbo once stated to his cronies that if the issue of his amnesty would affect the stability of national politics, he may not be pardoned.
Data map: Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Group in South Korea.
Conversely, the government may pardon entrepreneurs on a massive scale to overcome the economic crisis.
Therefore, Lee Jae-yong is more likely to be pardoned.
Li Zaiyong was previously sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the case of interfering in government. The sentence was completed on the 29th of last month, and he was released on parole in August last year.
But the penalty of restricting employment within five years of being released from prison has not yet ended.
In addition, Lotte Group Chairman Xin Dongbin, Kumho Petrochemical Chairman Park Zanqiu, and Furong Group Chairman Li Zhonggeun may also be included in the amnesty list.
However, considering that the right to pardon is the exclusive authority of the president stipulated in the constitution, the possibility of Yin Xiyue changing the list in the final stage cannot be ruled out.