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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted a special pardon to former President Lee Myung-bak, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for health reasons.
With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison.
Yoon also pardoned other politicians and former government officials along with Lee.
It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted since he took office in May.
(With input from Xinhua)
(Cover: Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak appears for his first trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, March 23, 2018. /CFP)
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