Former President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 17 years in prison on charges of embezzling dozens of company money and paying Samsung litigation costs.



Former President Lee, who is imprisoned in Anyang Prison, applied for suspension of execution at Anyang District Office on the 2nd.



He cited the fact that he was 80 years old this year and that his health had deteriorated significantly in recent years as reasons for the application.



This is the second petition for former President Lee's suspension of execution.



It has been 1 year and 6 months since he applied for a COVID-19 mass infection at the Eastern Detention Center where he was imprisoned in December 2020, but was denied due to concerns about infection.



The Suwon District Prosecutor's Office decides whether or not to accept the sentence after going through the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office's Penalty Administrative Suspension Deliberation Committee.



Passport went a step further and brought out the amnesty again.



[Kwon Seong-dong/People's Power Floor Leader: I have a position that the pardon of former President Lee Myung-bak is necessary in terms of national unity and to build up the prestige of the Republic of Korea.]



Prior to the presidential election, the need for a pardon of former President Lee was revealed several times. President Yoon Seok-yeol took a cautious stance today.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/President: (I'm curious about the possibility of a special pardon by former President Lee Myung-bak) Well, I don't think it's a matter to discuss right now.]



It seems to have taken into account the fact that there are still strong opposing opinions.





[Lee Seon

-mi/Director of Policy Planning Bureau, Solidarity for Participation: The principle of equality before the law is undermined, does not go against social justice, and may cause other social conflicts rather than national unity.]

As the fine of 5.78 billion won was paid in full and the fine of 13 billion won was also paid off in half, this part is expected to act as a favorable factor for the amnesty.



This is SBS Park Chan-geun.



(Video editing: Won-yang / CG: Jeon Yu-geun, Lim Chan-hyuk)