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“It was canceled because of one justice minister,” said Woo Sang-ho, chairman of the Democratic Party’s emergency countermeasures committee, that the special amnesty on Liberation Day did not include former Gyeongnam governor Kim Kyung-soo.
Chairman Woo attended a joint speech held at Gimhae Stadium in Gyeongnam this followingnoon and said, “I think of comrade Kim Kyung-soo, who should have been here today.”
Chairman Woo said, “A month ago, the Democratic Party’s leadership moved in every direction to seek pardon and lottery.
The reaction from the presidential office was not bad, and I had confirmed that it would be fine just a week ago.” “But suddenly the atmosphere changed two or three days ago.
It was said that it would be difficult because of Minister Han Dong-hoon.”
He added, “When I heard the news that Governor Kim’s pardon was canceled because of one justice minister, I said, ‘What a big deal in Korea, there are so many justice ministers.'”
Chairman Woo said, “It’s really frustrating,” he said.