World : 2,000 S. Koreans Win Amnesty
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SEOUL — The South Korean government today announced an amnesty for more than 2,000 “politically motivated offenders,” including two who were serving 20-year sentences for burning a U.S. government building.
The Justice Ministry said the clemency was approved at a special Cabinet session. Ministry officials said an initial 281 prisoners will be released on Wednesday, including Kim Hyun Jang and Moon Boo Shik, who were serving 20-year sentences for leading a raid on the U.S. Cultural Center in the southern city of Pusan in early 1982.
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