South Korea's ex-strongman Chun Doo-hwan on trial for defamation

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SEOUL (AFP) - Former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan went on trial on Monday (April 27) for defaming an activist priest who documented a brutal crackdown by his troops on pro-democracy demonstrators in Gwangju.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - Former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan went on trial on Monday for defaming an activist priest who documented a brutal crackdown by his troops on pro-democracy demonstrators in Gwangju.

In 1996 he was convicted of treason and bribery and sentenced to death. But the country's top court commuted the penalty to life in prison and he was released the following year on a presidential pardon.

 

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