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.
Lee, who was greeted by former colleagues and supporters in front of his house in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam, apologized to the public for causing worries.
Former President Lee Myung-bak has been recommended for a presidential pardon by a review committee. In addition to the pardon, he will have his full rights restored and the privileges of an ex-president restored.
The Supreme Court rejected former President Lee Myung-bak’s appeal against the Korea Asset Management Corporation’s selling of his residence in Gangnam District, southern Seoul.
President Yoon Suk-yeol deflected questions about a possible pardon for former President Lee Myung-bak Wednesday, saying now wasn’t the time to discuss the issue.
Outgoing President Moon Jae-in is not expected to grant any special pardons before his term ends May 9, according to Blue House officials.
Former President Lee Myung-bak was put behind bars Monday once again after the Supreme Court last week upheld a 17-year prison sentence convicting him of embezzlement and taking bribes. Lee, 78, was transferred to the Seoul Dongbu Detention Center...
Former President Lee Myung-bak was put behind bars Monday once again after the Supreme Court last week upheld a 17-year prison sentence convicting him of embezzlement and taking bribes.
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