[사회]Two former presidential imprisonments recreated after 23 years…same fate

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Following the convictions of former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, two former presidents were imprisoned again after 23 years following Chun Doo-hwan and Noh Tae-woo.

Discussions on special pardons continue, but it is unclear whether the same fate will be repeated depending on the circumstances of the times, as well as the period of charges and imprisonment.

Reporter Park Seo-kyung reports.

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In April 1997, Chun Doo-hwan and Noh Tae-woo were sentenced to life imprisonment and 12 years in prison, respectively, for charges such as a 12·12 military coup and a civil war related to the May 18 Gwangju democratization protest.

They were given special pardons for more than eight months after their sentence was confirmed, and they served together for two years, including the period of imprisonment.

[전두환 / 지난 1997년 석방 당시 : 그동안 본인과 본인 일의 문제로 국민 여러분들에게 오랫동안 너무 심려를 끼쳐드려서 정말 죄송스럽게 생각합니다.]

The dishonorable history of two former presidents being imprisoned at the same time as period prisoners has been repeated again after 23 years.

Former President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement of dozens of funds in October of last year.

[강훈 / 이명박 前 대통령 변호인 (지난해 10월) : 정말 참담하기 짝이 없습니다. 헌법의 정신과 규정이 완전히 무시된 재판이라고 생각합니다.]

Following this, former President Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 22 years in prison due to the Gukjeong Nongdan incident on the 14th and became the fourth former president.

[조원진 / 우리공화당 대표 : 판결에 대해서 우리는 승복할 수가 없습니다. 이것은 법치 사망이다….]

However, the two former Presidents Doo-Hwan Chun, Tae-Woo No, and Myung-bak Lee and Geun-Hye Park have more differences than the same points from the allegations to the legal response method and imprisonment period.

First of all, after being arrested in March 2017, former President Park refused to attend the court since the first trial and did not respond virtually, setting the record for the longest detention of the former president of 3 years and 10 months.

On the other hand, former President Lee was released after one year on bail after being arrested in March 2018, and after being sentenced to an appeals court, he was released again after six days due to a reappeal against the decision to cancel bail. It is shortest enough.

The allegations of Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo are related to coups and political events such as the May 18, while former Presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak are also more prone to personal corruption such as bribery.

However, all four are not very different in that they have never clearly stated the meaning of reflection or apology while defining their case as political retaliation.

Public opinion evaluation of the amnesty is one of the main reasons negative.

[최진봉 / 성공회대 신문방송학과 교수 : 본인들은 잘못이 없다고 얘기하고 정치 탄압을 받고 있다고 주장하고 있지 않습니까? 이런 분들에게 어떻게 사면을 할 수 있는지 국민적 공감대 형성이 어렵다는 생각이 듭니다.]

Both ex-presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak were sentenced to final sentences, and they met special pardon requirements like the previous military presidents.

However, as the political landscape and the situation of the times are completely different from then, it seems that it remains to be seen whether the precedent 20 years ago will repeat itself.

This is YTN Park Seo-kyung.

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