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South Korean politics has a particularly prominent feature – the president's ill-fatedness.
After Chun Doo-hwan, Roh Tae-wook, and Park Geun-hye, Lee Myung-bak is the fourth former president of South Korea to be criminally convicted, but he has not been able to get rid of the "Blue House curse" after all.
Some time ago, some media exposed the life of former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak after he was imprisoned: a person lived in a 13-square-meter single room, drank tofu soup, and cleaned his own tableware.
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Compared with the majesty and scenery of the past, Li Mingbo's life is really not very good now.
The presidents elected by the South Korean people ended up in jail one by one.
In this regard, some South Korean netizens said bluntly, "The rule of law in South Korea has collapsed, and we are all worried about the future of the country." ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Lee's path to politics</h1>
Lee Myung-bak was born in December 1941 in Kami Village, Nakahanoi-gun, Osaka, Japan, to a poor japanese laborer family.
When Lee Myung-bak was four years old, he returned home with the crowd of people returning to Japan and North Korea.
Lee Myung-bak is a talented man who has always had good academic performance in school and received a full scholarship in high school.
In order to earn some tuition, Lee Myung-bak also went to the store to do small jobs during the day and returned at night to continue his studies.
Lee Myung-bak is a man with a firm heart, and he has long known, "Poor children like us can only get ahead by reading, so I must go to college." Even if I dropped out of school, I was different from those high school graduates."
In order to enter the university, Lee Myung-bak bought a study material in a second-hand bookstore, and later admitted him to the Business Administration Department of the Business School of Korea University.
Because of his outstanding performance, Lee Myung-bak became the president of the student union of the Korea University Business School.
After graduating from Korea University, Lee myung-bak joined Korea Construction, a subsidiary of Hyundai Group, and worked for Hyundai for 27 years.
Park Chung-hee had previously commented that Lee Myung-bak was "ambitious and should not stay in the enterprise", so at the age of 51, Lee Myung-bak officially stepped into politics, participated in parliamentary elections and successfully served two terms of congress.
Park Chung-hee
In his autobiographical essay "Myths Don't Exist," Lee Myung-bak once wrote: "Whether it is an enterprise or a state, the essence of business is the same."
With such ideals and convictions, Lee Myung-bak's ambitions have gone far beyond that, and he has begun to pursue political demands for higher goals, this time setting his sights on the position of mayor of Seoul.
At the age of 61, Lee Myung-bak finally got his wish and was successfully elected mayor and became the mayor of Seoul City Hall.
In Lee Myung-bak's view, from the beginning of the mayor of Seoul, this is the real beginning of his political journey.
Six years later, Lee Myung-bak was once again eye-catching — Lee myung-bak defeated Chung Dong-yong and became South Korea's president.
At that time, Lee Myung-bak repeatedly stressed at the presidential election that he should be "the president who does practical things", "strive to revive the South Korean economy", and "build a strong country".
He also said: "The national business strategy is more important than the political objectives."
Voters have high hopes precisely for what he calls "the ability to grow south Korea's economy."
Objectively speaking, Lee Myung-bak has more experience in dealing with practical problems, so most people in South Korea eventually choose Lee Myung-bak.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the legal net was restored, and Lee Myung-bak was imprisoned</h1>
After that, Lee Myung-bak was accompanied not only by support, but also by various criticisms caused by the scandal.
Some netizens said that in eight words, they commented on Lee Myung-bak's administration, "failing to govern the country and ruling the country."
Lee Myung-bak shouldered the high expectations of the South Korean people, but his performance was ultimately surprising.
During his presidency, Lee Myung-bak not only failed to meet the expected targets of South Korea's economic development, but even in foreign policy, he was too tough to almost trigger an armed conflict with North Korea.
During Lee Myung-bak's tenure, the corrupt atmosphere of the Blue House once returned to the Period of the Fifth Republic.
Not long after taking office, Lee Myung-bak triggered mass protests over the agreement to "import American beef", and he made two public apologies.
In addition, at that time, Lee Myung-bak was also suspected of participating in the share price manipulation case of South Korea's BBK Financial Investment Consulting Company, and was believed to be the actual owner of DAS Company, suspected of embezzlement.
Later, although Lee Myung-bak successfully ended his 5-year presidency, in response to Lee Myung-bak's behavior, the South Korean prosecutors set up a special investigation team, and the investigation of Lee Myung-bak was mainly divided into three parts.
First, on the bribery case of Lee Myung-bak.
It has been pointed out that Lee Myung-bak is suspected of accepting bribes during his presidency, and that Kim Bo-jun, a close associate of Lee Myung-bak, has admitted to accepting some of the funds.
Later, Mr. Lee also admitted to accepting a bribe of $100,000.
Not only that, but Lee Myung-bak was suspected of accepting bribes, embezzlement, and tax evasion totaling up to 50 billion won in the five years after leaving office, but Lee myung-bak denied this.
Second, during the Lee Myung-bak administration, the State Intelligence Service and cyber forces were suspected of intervening in state politics by illegal means.
In the final year of his presidency, Lee Myung-bak made his sixth public apology because his brother Lee Sang-dee was suspected of accepting bribes, and said, "There are a lot of regrettable and disappointing things happening around me, which make me feel that the world is about to collapse, and I myself feel very sad and guilty, and I don't know how to explain it to everyone." ”
Third, the secret fund case of DAS company.
South Korean prosecutors accuse Lee of actually controlling DAS companies, abusing his power and raising secret funds to take political bribes or bribes.
It was these two "bribery cases" and "secret fund cases" that eventually brought Lee Myung-bak into prison.
Not long after, the Seoul Central District Court officially issued an arrest warrant for Lee Myung-bak himself.
During this period, South Korean prosecutors detained and prosecuted Lee Myung-bak on 16 counts, including embezzlement and bribery, tax evasion, violation of trust agreements, abuse of power, and violation of election law.
Prosecutors said Lee Myung-bak was suspected of embezzling up to 34.9 billion won in funds and accepting bribes totaling 11.1 billion won.
Previously, South Korean prosecutors had publicly stated that "Lee Myung-bak's corruption is unprecedented in South Korea."
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the Supreme Court of South Korea conducted a final trial and the verdict in the case of former President Lee Myung-bak: Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 17 years in prison, fined 13 billion won, and recovered 5.78 billion won of proceeds of crime for a total of 16 counts of embezzling corporate funds and accepting bribes.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the life of former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak after he was imprisoned</h1>
When the results of the first instance trial first came out, Lee Myung-bak expressed dissatisfaction and applied for an appeal.
Earlier, after the court issued an arrest warrant for Lee Myung-bak, Lee Myung-bak entered the detention center for the first time.
In response, Lee Myung-bak said, "I will try my best to cooperate with all the processes of the trial and the investigation, but before that, I must first live." ”
Last time, the media also filmed Lee Myung-bak, supported by prison guards, holding the wall with his hands, walking slowly toward the courtroom.
Just when Lee Myung-bak's case was in the second-instance trial stage, his lawyer Jiang Xun also submitted an application for bail to the court regarding Lee Myung-bak's physical condition.
Lee Myung-bak's physical condition at the time was not optimistic, so Lee Myung-bak was granted bail by the court and left the detention center on the same day.
Just after the second-instance judgment, the relevant bail order was revoked by the court, and Lee Myung-bak was arrested in court and imprisoned again.
Subsequently, Lee Myung-bak again appealed to the Korean High Court.
Six days later, the Supreme Court in Seoul announced that "with immediate effect, the decision to suspend Lee Myung-bak's imprisonment in prison will not be planned until the South Korean Supreme Court has ruled." ”
In addition, Lee Myung-bak must stay at home in Seoul all the time and is not allowed to go out.
Now, in the face of the final verdict of the Supreme Court, Lee Myung-bak is about to go to jail again.
Lee Myung-bak has been ill for a long time, and he will spend the second half of his life in this prison for 17 years.
Later, Lee Myung-bak was escorted to the Seoul Eastern Detention Center to begin serving his sentence.
In response to the prosecutor's verdict, Lee Myung-bak expressed strong dissatisfaction.
This year, Lee Myung-bak was 78 years old.
Although South Korea's Supreme Court sentenced Lee Myung-bak to 17 years in prison, according to South Korean law, Lee Myung-bak's previous detention of about a year can be offset by a sentence, that is, Lee Myung-bak will serve another 16 years in prison until 2036 at the age of 95.
After the dust settled on the case, the 78-year-old Lee Myung-bak set off from his home and took a special car to the Seoul District People's Procuratorate in South Korea, where he would be taken to the Myeongdong Eastern District Detention Center in South Korea after completing the procedures for verifying his true identity and announcing his sentence.
On the morning of the same day, a large group gathered in front of Lee Myung-bak's doorstep.
Considering the identity and treatment of former president Lee Myung-bak, he was eventually assigned to a single cell of about 13 square meters on the 12th floor of the detention center.
In South Korea's prisons, there is such a "luxurious presidential suite", which is really dedicated to the presidents who are in prison, and Lee Myung-bak lives in a cell like a prison.
Such a cell is equipped with a TV, desk, lockers, bedding and cleaning supplies, as well as a separate bathroom, and almost all daily necessities.
Lee Myung-bak's "presidential configuration" is a world of difference in comparison with the treatment of other prisoners.
Lee Myung-bak is serving his sentence here, and not only is he equipped with prison guards in charge of guarding, but also isolation facilities are set up around him, and other prisoners are explicitly forbidden to come closer.
In addition, Lee Myung-bak's prison meal standard is also better than that of other prisoners.
Some Korean media disclosed that Li Mingbo's first prison meal included three dishes and one soup such as mushroom tofu soup, with meat and vegetarian collocation.
From this point of view, Lee Myung-bak's basic life in prison is not a problem.
But Lee Myung-bak is also a prisoner after all, and that's all he can get the best treatment.
To a certain extent, Lee Myung-bak's accommodation environment and eating conditions in the prison are much better than other prisoners in the prison, but compared to the sea and sky outside, these are two extremes that are completely incomparable.
In prison, Lee myung-bak also washes his own clothes, washes his own dishes, and washes toilets.
For a person who has been president, Lee Myung-bak will have to live such a life for 17 years in the future, and I am afraid that the taste is indeed not ordinary for him.
Compared with the intrigue in the political arena, Lee Myung-bak's prison life is also very comfortable.
In the early days of imprisonment, Li Mingbo also suffered from irregular diet and sleep difficulties to varying degrees.
For Lee Myung-bak's health problems, doctors in prison will observe his physical condition in real time.
Because Lee Myung-bak belongs to the elderly class, he not only frequents the hospital for examination and treatment, but also arranges professional medical staff to be on standby 24 hours a day in prison.
Last summer, Lee Myung-bak had a relapse of diabetes while serving his sentence and spent some time in the hospital for a while because of the record heat in South Korea.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Lee Myung-bak's current situation: gray hair, desolate evening scene</h1>
The life of former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak can also be regarded as a legendary history of struggle, but after coming to power, Lee Myung-bak took a wrong path and personally sent himself to prison.
In fact, long before Lee Myung-bak became the president of South Korea, his wealth was as high as tens of billions of won, and this amazing wealth figure can be said to have no worries if you want to live the second half of your life.
As a former president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak has enjoyed the treatment of a former president almost since leaving office, but now his privilege has been stripped away by prosecutors.
After being imprisoned, Lee Myung-bak is 77 years old.
Under the prosecution's accusation, Lee Myung-bak attended every trial on time in order to prove his innocence.
Watching Lee Myung-bak's weak and uncontrollable body appear in the public eye, many people are worried that "I don't know if Lee Myung-bak can live past the age of eighty." ”
This year, Korean media also filmed that Lee Myung-bak has just finished more than 50 days of hospitalization from the hospital and will return to prison before the Spring Festival to continue serving his sentence.
Lee Myung-bak wore a gray coat that day, a black scarf around his neck, gray hair, and an extra blanket on his knees because he was afraid of the cold.
Lee Myung-bak has always been detained at the Detention Center in Eastern Seoul, but recently due to the outbreak of a mass infection in the detention center, the South Korean government has decided to transfer Lee Myung-bak to the Anyang Detention Center for security reasons.
According to the head of South Korea's epidemic prevention department, the government immediately arranged a second round of large-scale virus testing after the collective infection occurred in the detention center in eastern Seoul.
Lee's first viral test results were negative.
Subsequently, Li Mingbo has been treated in the hospital because of his condition, so he has not received a second virus test.
Since his imprisonment, many South Korean media have also continued to track Lee Myung-bak's daily reports.
Some media said that in recent times, Li Mingbo's condition has deteriorated sharply, and he is in great need of medical parole.
Probably because of his advanced age, Lee Myung-bak's condition was repeated, and in August this year, Lee Myung-bak was re-admitted to Seoul National University Hospital due to illness.
According to relevant insiders, Li Mingbo's physical condition is now very worrying, sometimes even eating is difficult to swallow, and he often does not sleep well at night.
Coupled with the current hot weather, there is no such cooling measure as air conditioning in the prison, a small electric fan can not play any role, and the high temperature directly leads to Lee Myung-bak's diabetes being more serious.
Earlier, Lee Myung-bak had said that he had diabetes and hoped to go to the hospital to treat his condition.
Lee Myung-bak said, "It's really hot in the detention center, there is no air conditioning, an electric fan can't alleviate anything at all, and my body is about to be unable to hold up." ”
At that time, the detention center directly invited doctors to come here to examine Lee Myung-bak, and the doctor immediately suggested,
Lee's current physical condition is due to the high temperature of the weather, the high temperature in the detention center, and his original diabetes.
Recently, he has not eaten much, his condition is deteriorating, diabetes has also led to a series of complications, it is best to be hospitalized, if you continue to live in a detention center, it may not even be able to save your life in the near future. ”
After a series of systematic examinations of Lee Myung-bak's body, the hospital recommended that Lee Myung-bak be hospitalized to receive a more complete treatment plan.
On the other hand, the South Korean prosecutors also entrusted Lee Myung-bak's private house and land in Seoul's Gangnam District to a public auction of Lee Myung-bak's private house and land in Seoul's Gangnam District some time ago, and all the proceeds from the auction will be used to offset lee myung-bak's criminal arrears and the amount of recovery.
Before Lee Myung-bak was imprisoned, he and his family lived in this private house.
According to relevant personnel, the starting price of Lee Myung-bak's properties is about 64 million yuan.
In this way, Lee Myung-bak, the former president of South Korea, is not so innocent.