Park Suhyun, Blue House Communication Chief: "Park Geunhye Must Show an Attitude of Sincere Apology and Gratitude to the People"

Park Su-hyun, Senior Secretary for Public Communication at the Blue House. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Park Soo-hyun, Chief of Public Communication at the Blue House, said regarding the pardon of former President Park Geun-hye, "I hope Park Geun-hye shows a sincere attitude of apology and gratitude to the people."

On the 24th, Park appeared on TBS Radio and responded to the host's question, "Won't the pardon of former President Park Geun-hye cause nihilism among the people who held candles together?" by saying, "We can only hope that Park Geun-hye will sufficiently consider such points and behave accordingly."

Additionally, Park disagreed with the criticism that "the pardons of former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo ultimately resulted not in national unity but in failing to properly hold historical responsibility, and that the pardon of former President Park will repeat this."

Park said, "If there was an experience of 'no remorse' in the pardons of Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, then historical lessons should be put into practice this time," adding, "Although the pardon power is exercised by the president, since it is granted by the people, it is natural to sincerely apologize for one's mistakes."

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