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Pay attention America - this is what you do with anti-Democratic leaders if you want to respect and preserve democracy.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So, funny story, this is the sixth South Korean President to come under indictment.

Recent and Notable Imprisonments:

  • Yoon Suk Yeol (Served 2022–2025): Sentenced to life in prison in February 2026 for leading an insurrection after briefly imposing martial law in December 2024.
  • Park Geun-hye (Served 2013–2017): Impeached, removed from office, and sentenced to 25 years for corruption and abuse of power.
  • Lee Myung-bak (Served 2008–2013): Sentenced to 15 years for embezzlement and bribery.
  • Chun Doo-hwan (Served 1980–1988): Convicted of mutiny, treason, and corruption in 1996.
  • Roh Tae-woo (Served 1988–1993): Convicted of treason, mutiny, and corruption, serving over two years.
  • Roh Moo-hyun (Served 2003–2008): Committed suicide while under investigation for corruption.

Almost every living former leader since the 1980s has been jailed, marking a pattern of post-presidential legal proceedings

Cool that these officials do get prosecuted. But maybe we should consider how they get elected to begin with.

[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean before that it was a string of Military Dictators, and before that Japanese Colonialism, and before that a Feudal dynasty.

Then of course we have the mega corp oligarchs that also exist in Korea.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

It's been something of a round-robin of oligarch friendly presidents year by year since Park's assassination in '79.

That might be part of the problem.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You'd think they would learn from what happened to the last guy and not do that.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Why even be president if you can't get weird with it?