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1. South Korean President Moon Jae-in pardoned his disgraced predecessor Park Geun-hye on Friday, in a surprise move that could impact the ongoing presidential election and incite angry denunciations from North Korea....
Others questioned Moon’s motivation for pardoning Park after he previously stated that it was necessary to establish public consensus on whether to do so, with the PPP’s Hong Jun-pyo calling the move a “sly trick” to divide his party.
Hong Min, director of the North Korean Research Division at the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), told NK News that the pardon may aim to wrap up Park’s case so the next administration will not face public criticism over the issue.
However, Jumin Lee, a trial attorney and commentator on Korean politics, questioned whether Moon’s decision to issue a pardon will send the bipartisan message it evidently hopes to.
“I can’t imagine this actually benefiting the ruling party as much as they think it would,” he said. “And I think it kind of demonstrates how out of touch they are that they think something like this could be a good election strategy when in reality, it will probably lose them support if anything.”....
Source: https://www.nknews.org/2021/12/moon...r-park-geun-hye-and-pro-north-korea-lawmaker/
2. Is this the "fairy-tale ending" of somebody who has done at least something for her country and her people? To be pardoned like a "Christmas Turkey" by her successor? To be pitied like a beggar? How pathetic!
Park still has some supporters. But alas! After accepting the pardon, she has nothing left, except passing the remaining days of her pathetic life with an ailing body awaiting Nature's Great Liberation.
What she should have done is to appear before her supporters and tell them in no uncertain terms in her final public speech that she would rather die in prison or even lose her head than to be pardoned to live in disgrace in her remaining days. At least, she will get some respect in history in this way.
As in a famous quote by Sima Qian ( 司马迁 ), a Chinese historian of the early Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220): " 人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛，用之所趋异也 。" which could be roughly translated as: "Humans die only once. For some, death can be as majestic as Mount Tai. For others, it can be as insignificant or light as a swan goose's feather. Whatever the choice, it all depends on one's goal in life and death."
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Others questioned Moon’s motivation for pardoning Park after he previously stated that it was necessary to establish public consensus on whether to do so, with the PPP’s Hong Jun-pyo calling the move a “sly trick” to divide his party.
Hong Min, director of the North Korean Research Division at the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), told NK News that the pardon may aim to wrap up Park’s case so the next administration will not face public criticism over the issue.
However, Jumin Lee, a trial attorney and commentator on Korean politics, questioned whether Moon’s decision to issue a pardon will send the bipartisan message it evidently hopes to.
“I can’t imagine this actually benefiting the ruling party as much as they think it would,” he said. “And I think it kind of demonstrates how out of touch they are that they think something like this could be a good election strategy when in reality, it will probably lose them support if anything.”....
Source: https://www.nknews.org/2021/12/moon...r-park-geun-hye-and-pro-north-korea-lawmaker/
2. Is this the "fairy-tale ending" of somebody who has done at least something for her country and her people? To be pardoned like a "Christmas Turkey" by her successor? To be pitied like a beggar? How pathetic!
Park still has some supporters. But alas! After accepting the pardon, she has nothing left, except passing the remaining days of her pathetic life with an ailing body awaiting Nature's Great Liberation.
What she should have done is to appear before her supporters and tell them in no uncertain terms in her final public speech that she would rather die in prison or even lose her head than to be pardoned to live in disgrace in her remaining days. At least, she will get some respect in history in this way.
As in a famous quote by Sima Qian ( 司马迁 ), a Chinese historian of the early Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220): " 人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛，用之所趋异也 。" which could be roughly translated as: "Humans die only once. For some, death can be as majestic as Mount Tai. For others, it can be as insignificant or light as a swan goose's feather. Whatever the choice, it all depends on one's goal in life and death."
Additional Reference:
Park Geun-hye - Wikipedia
South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Park Geun-hye
Lawmakers in South Korea's National Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal.
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Park Geun-hye put behind bars
Former President Park Geun-hye was locked up at the Seoul Detention Center early Friday morning after a local court issued a warrant to detain and investigate her about a series of crimes she allegedly committed during her failed presidency. After
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重于泰山，轻于鸿毛。出自何人之写？全文是什么_百度知道
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