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From Trump to Sarkozy: the political leaders who have been prosecuted

Donald Trump is the first US president to be criminally charged, but across the globe, 78 countries have jailed or prosecuted leaders who left office since 2000

The Guardian - US

South Korea’s jailed ex-president Lee gets presidential pardon

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol issues pardons for more than 1,300 people in bid for ‘national unity.’

Al Jazeera

S. Korea to pardon former leader Lee for corruption crimes

The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol is granting a special pardon to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes

The Independent UK

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South Korea's former president Lee granted special pardon

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol granted a special pardon on Tuesday to former President Lee Myung-bak, who was convicted of corruption and other charges and who has in recent years been suffering from poor health.

Reuters

South Korea pardons jailed ex-president Lee

Seoul (AFP) - Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.

AFP

Yoon Scrambles To Restore Domestic Confidence

With approval ratings bottoming out at 24%, President Yoon Suk-yeol carried out the first reshuffle of his office, but it's too early to tell whether the move will restore domestic confidence in his presidency.

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Samsung pardon exposes Koreans’ love-hate feelings for tycoons

Lee Jae-yong is the latest in a long list of South Korean business elites to receive clemency after white-collar crimes.

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S. Korean prosecutors grant ex-president temporary release

South Korean prosecutors granted former President Lee Myung-bak a temporary release from prison over health concerns Tuesday after he served less than three years of a 17-year sentence handed down for corruption

The Independent UK

S.Korea's Yoon faces early challenge amid hints of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs of an imminent North Korean nuclear test - and such proposals have been rebuffed before, analysts say.

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