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the korean government on this tuesday issued special pardons for nearly
6-thousand people who committed minor crimes in the course of trying to
make a living. justice minister hwang kyo-an said that a
total of 5-thousand-9-
hundred-25 people were pardoned ahead of the lunar new year holiday
which starts thursday. in addition about 2-point-9 million traffic
violators will be exempted from
their penalties... however the list of benefic iaries will not include people
caught driving under the influence. prominent politicians businessmen and offender
s of violent crimes will
also be excluded from the list of those pardon ed.
the special pardons are the first since president park geun-hye took office
last year. korean presidents have traditionally issued
pardons to commemorate
major national holidays.