South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will grant a presidential pardon to former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, the Ministry of Justice said on Monday, a move that could restore Cho’s position as a liberal political leader after he was jailed for academic fraud.
The pardon will reinstate Cho’s eligibility to be elected to public office, and may make him a focal point for support by some liberals in a political landscape currently dominated by Lee and the ruling liberal Democratic Party, analysts have said.
South Korean president to pardon former Justice Minister Cho Kuk
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