MB pays his respects
![Former President Lee Myung-bak, center, pays respects at the graveyard of 46 sailors killed aboard the South Korean warship Cheonan in an attack by North Korea on March 26, 2010, at the national cemetery in Daejeon, Wednesday. The visit marks Lee's first official activity since he was released from prison on a special pardon by President Yoon Suk Yeol last December. Lee had been serving a 17-year sentence for embezzlement and bribery since November 2020. The sinking of the Cheonan happened when Lee was in office, and he pledged to visit the cemetery every year. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/03/22/145a1400-47dd-4754-9b2f-0eaabdde0904.jpg)
Former President Lee Myung-bak, center, pays respects at the graveyard of 46 sailors killed aboard the South Korean warship Cheonan in an attack by North Korea on March 26, 2010, at the national cemetery in Daejeon, Wednesday. The visit marks Lee's first official activity since he was released from prison on a special pardon by President Yoon Suk Yeol last December. Lee had been serving a 17-year sentence for embezzlement and bribery since November 2020. The sinking of the Cheonan happened when Lee was in office, and he pledged to visit the cemetery every year. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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