South Korean President Moon Jae-in yesterday said he would pardon his chief conservative rival and predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes.
Moon said the pardon is meant to promote national unity in the face of difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some observers say that Moon might want to ease conservative criticism stemming from Park’s health problems, or even use her to split the opposition ahead of a presidential election in March.
“We should move into a new era by getting over the pains of the past. It’s time to boldly pull together
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