The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol decided Tuesday to pardon former President Lee Myung Bak for corruption, sparing him the 15 years remaining on his prison sentence.Justice Minister Han Dong Hoon said the 81-year-old, who served as president from 2008 to 2013, will be given an amnesty on Wednesday from the "broad perspective" of uniting South Koreans.Lee's sentence has already been suspended since June after his health deteriorated, and he was temporarily released from prison.The special pardon granted by Yoon's conservative government to the similarly conservative form…READ FULL ARTICLE
