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South Korea pardons Samsung boss 'to help the economy'
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» SEOUL - The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, the latest example of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds.
Offshore accounts data reveal financial crimes: report
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» A trove of data obtained by a US-based journalists' group that details thousands of offshore accounts reveals several instances of swindles and other financial crimes, The <i>Washington Post </i>newspaper reported Sunday.
S. Korea president issues controversial pardons
AFP, Published on 29/01/2013
» South Korea's outgoing president Lee Myung-Bak on Tuesday brushed off criticism from his successor and handed out pardons to a host of former close aides and confidantes jailed for corruption.