Back behind bars, Lee Myung-bak is the 4th jailed ex-South Korean leader

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What is it about ex-South Korean presidents and prison? Four have been jailed, including Lee Myung-bak, who was put back behind bars this week. The first two, Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, were both jailed and pardoned within the 1990s. Then came Park Geun-hye, who was expelled from office in 2017 and subsequently incarcerated over a power abuse scandal that still reverberates today. Is this all a coincidence or is there a deeper problem that needs to be resolved?

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