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South Korea president pardons ex-Daewoo chief, others Dennis Zawacki II at 11:19 AM ET [JURIST] The South Korean Ministry of Justice [official website] on Monday said that 75 politicians and businessmen would receive amnesty as part of President Roh Moo-hyun's last round of presidential pardons. Among those granted amnesty is former chairman of the Daewoo group [official website] Kim Woo-choong [Wikipedia profile], who was convicted [JURIST report] last year of embezzlement and account fraud in connection to the inflation of Daewoo's assets during the Asian financial crisis [CRS report] of 1997-1998. The pardons will take effect Tuesday. Link | 
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