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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
SEOUL: South Korea’s ex-president Park Geun-hye has received a pardon, cutting short a jail term of more than 20 years for corruption, the justice minister announced Friday, saying the reprieve was in the interests of national unity. Park became South Korea’s first woman president in 2013, casting herself in the role of the daughter of the nation, incorruptible and beholden to none. Less than four years later, she was impeached and ousted after a corruption scandal sparked huge street protests. On Friday, Justice Minister Park Beom-kye told reporters the former leader was included in a list of…