S. Korea's Lee apologizes for graft scandal
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Myung">Myung</span>-<span word="bak">bak</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="unsavory">unsavory</span>" <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graft">graft</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="aides">aides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>.</p><p><span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bowed">bowed</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="credibility">credibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>," <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rebuke">rebuke</span>."</p><p><span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Sang">Sang</span>-<span word="deuk">deuk</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 11, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="favors">favors</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mismanagement">mismanagement</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="won">won</span> ($43,600) <span word="state">state</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="mea">mea</span> <span word="culpa">culpa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="imprisonment">imprisonment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="some">some</span> 600 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="won">won</span> ($529,200) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="trudges">trudges</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p>
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