Former lawmaker reinstated under Liberation Day amnesty becomes director of ruling party training institute three days after pardon (South Korea)

Former lawmaker Choi Kang-wook, who was reinstated in South Korea's first special Liberation Day pardon granted by the Lee Jae-myung administration, has been appointed director of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's Education and Training Institute.
On the 18th, the party's spokesman, Boo Seung-chan, explained to reporters at the National Assembly, "Choi has been appointed as the director of the Democratic Party's Education and Training Institute." The director of the Education and Training Institute is responsible for overseeing the education of party members.
Former Rep. Choi lost his position as a lawmaker after receiving a suspended prison sentence from the Supreme Court for issuing a false internship confirmation letter to the son of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk. However, on the 15th of this month,
The sentence was annulled and his rights were reinstated through a pardon issued on the same day. Regarding Choi's recent visit to the Justice Minister's release from prison, the spokesman said, "I'm a colleague who has been a good friend for many years.
He explained that he did so out of compassion, and expressed the view that "he was not sent by the party."