Why did the iron-clad South Korean president capsize?
The local TV station also broadcast live the process that Lee Myung-bak was taken to prison from his home in Seoul.
Lee Myung-bak was accused of accepting bribes of more than $654.38 million through various channels during and after taking office as a presidential candidate.
According to the prosecution, Lee Myung-bak actually controlled a profitable auto parts manufacturing enterprise in the name of relatives and misappropriated $32 million in company funds. Lee Myung-bak is also accused of holding a majority stake of about 80% in an auto parts company under a pseudonym, which is illegal.
Some analysts said that if convicted, he may face up to 45 years in prison.
It is reported that Lee Myung-bak will undergo a health check in a short time, and then change into a prison uniform with the prisoner number printed on it. His cell area is 13.07 square meters, enough to accommodate six to seven ordinary prisoners, equipped with basic furniture such as bathroom, TV, sink, table and mirror.
His meals are the same as those of other prisoners. Breakfast includes bread, jam, soybean milk and cabbage salad.
At this point, the former presidents of South Korea all fell, all died, and no one died well.
Some netizens have said that they should start to study how to curb the geomantic omen in Cheongwadae. Cheongwadae has the feeling of "Du Jie" as soon as he listens. ...
It is reported that since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1948, there have been 19 * * 12 presidents successively, and none of them has a happy ending except the current President Moon Jae in.
The first President Li Chengwan was forced into exile and eventually died in another country; Bo Shanyun and Cui Guixia suffered a coup to step down; Park chung-hee was assassinated; Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide by jumping off a cliff; Jin Yongsan and Kim Dae-jung were cheated by their sons; Quan Douhuan, Lu Taiyu, park geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak have been or will be sentenced. ?
Cheongwadae is an iron, flowing president.
Is the life of the former president of South Korea so "difficult"? So many seniors have had accidents because of corruption, bribery and abuse of power. Why doesn't the new president learn the lesson every time and make the same mistake again?
Some analysts pointed out that the fundamental reason lies in South Korea's political system and economic structure. South Korea is controlled by the chaebol, they can control the political situation at any time, serve them badly, and it is difficult to have a good end. Coupled with the political system in South Korea, it is really difficult to be president without receiving money.
The chaebol and the president are in the same boat.
Whoever is the shareholder of the country is the actual master of the country. In a country with huge chaebol capital, public power is weak.
It is reported that more than 50% of GDP and 90% of bank loans in South Korea belong to the 10 consortium.
South Korea's chaebol forces have their historical reasons. According to The New York Times, after the war in the 1950s, officials gave relief money and low-interest loans to businessmen who promised to rebuild the country. The government also protects local enterprises from foreign competition and helps them develop.
Facts have proved that this practice is effective, and in the next few decades, the chaebol played an important role in the process of South Korea's rise as an industrial giant.
The chaebol has risen rapidly, and some people complain about the inequality between the rich and the poor, but it is useless.
According to the data of the World Trade Organization, in the late 1990s, chaebol occupied nearly two-thirds of the market share in South Korea's manufacturing industry.
With South Korea's transition to a democratic country in the 1980s, chaebol became so powerful economically that they had considerable political influence. Politicians began to rely on the financial support of the company to win the election.
There is a close relationship between chaebol and politicians, such as Samsung and park geun-hye.
Political revenge
In addition, the charges and investigations against the former president of South Korea usually occur after the political opponents come to power.
It is reported that Lee Myung-bak and park geun-hye belong to the same camp, both belong to the Free Korean Party, but not to Moon Jae in. When park geun-hye was in office, Lee Myung-bak was safe and sound, but the good times did not last long. Moon Jae in was elected president on 20 17.
When Moon Jae in was elected, he promised to eradicate the corrupt relationship between politics and business that has plagued South Korea for decades.
Earlier, Lee Myung-bak also issued a statement saying that the purpose of the prosecution's investigation of Cheongwadae and other public officials during Lee Myung-bak's government was obvious, and the target was locked in himself from the beginning. "The recent reversal of history and political retaliation have shaken the foundation of South Korea, which is deeply disappointing."
Another key figure between Moon Jae in and Lee Myung-bak is Roh Moo-hyun.
Moon Jae in and Roh Moo-hyun are like-minded. In 200 1 year, Roh Moo-hyun participated in the presidential election, and Moon Jae in was Roh Moo-hyun's campaign manager. After his election, Moon Jae in became the secretary of Roh Moo-hyun's office, equivalent to Cheongwadae's chief of staff.
On May 23, 2009, Roh Moo-hyun was investigated for corruption related to his family, when Lee Myung-bak was in power. Roh Moo-hyun later jumped off the cliff behind the rural sanatorium and died.
Roh Moo-hyun's supporters accused Lee Myung-bak of humiliating him in the investigation and causing him to commit suicide. When Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide, his family was being investigated for corruption. After his death, the charges against them were dropped.
After Lee Myung-bak came to power, apart from Roh Moo-hyun, he overthrew another former president of different camps, Kim Dae-jung (1998 came to power).
In 20 12, Lee Myung-bak's colleague park geun-hye succeeded Lee Myung-bak as president, and he was arrested in March last year. In addition to the newly arrested Lee Myung-bak, after 23 years, two former presidents were imprisoned at the same time (two former presidents Quan Doo-hwan and Lu Taiyu were arrested on 1995).
The Korean media is very upset, and the president of their country is cursed. "This is not a curse," said a South Korean official. "This is a tragedy."