South Korea presidential runner Park apologises for father

[Judi Lynn]

Source: BBC News

23 September 2012 Last updated at 23:27 ET
South Korea presidential runner Park apologises for father

Presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye, the daughter of South Korea's former leader Park Chung-hee, has apologised for human rights violations committed during her father's rule.

Ms Park is the ruling party candidate for presidential elections in December.

Her father seized power in a military coup in 1961 and ruled until he was assassinated by his spy chief in 1979.

He boosted the economy but was accused of ruthlessly crushing dissent, delaying democratic development.


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[davidpdx]

1. Really?

My reaction is fuck you Park! She's a power hungry woman who wants to become President of Korea. She lost in the GNP primary in 2005 to Lee Myoung-bak (aka Ferretface) who is a conservative bastard. The only reason she is apologizing is because she knows her father's atrocities are going to prevent her from being elected.

I strongly believe she knew what was going on while she played princess at her daddy's side.

I'm hoping now that Anh-cheol-soo has entered the race, he'll win.

(by the way I live in South Korea and have followed Korean politics since I came here in 2004, with an obviously strong opinion about it)