South Korea dumps 'dictator' stamp
South Korea dumps 'dictator' stamp
A postage stamp commemorating the
centenary of former South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee has been
scrapped while his daughter stands trial facing corruption charges.
Korea Post approved the stamp last year while the military leader's daughter - ex-President Park Geun-hye - was still in power, Chosun Ilbo newspaper reports. She was impeached this March, and is currently standing trial accused of bribery, abusing state power and leaking state secrets.
According to the Korea Times, the unanimous decision by a Korea Post committee to honour Park Chung-hee was denounced by opposition groups at the time as "glorifying the dictatorial strongman who abused the human rights of democratic activists"
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Korea Post approved the stamp last year while the military leader's daughter - ex-President Park Geun-hye - was still in power, Chosun Ilbo newspaper reports. She was impeached this March, and is currently standing trial accused of bribery, abusing state power and leaking state secrets.
According to the Korea Times, the unanimous decision by a Korea Post committee to honour Park Chung-hee was denounced by opposition groups at the time as "glorifying the dictatorial strongman who abused the human rights of democratic activists"
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