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Doosan chairman Park Yong-sung — slush fund: suspended → pardoned
Park Yong-sung (Doosan Group)·Chaebol family·Seoul High Court / Supreme Court · 2006
Harm
~₩28.6 billion slush fund
Sentence
3y
Court
Seoul High Court / Supreme Court
Guideline
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Case summary
Doosan chairman Park Yong-sung was convicted in 2006 for orchestrating a slush fund worth approximately ₩28.6 billion. He received 3 years of imprisonment but execution was suspended; he was later granted a presidential pardon, a typical pattern for chaebol white-collar convictions of this era.
Disparity flags
Lenient toward elite
Presidential pardon
Below guideline
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