SEOUL (Reuters) - The family of former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan on Tuesday pledged more than 170 billion won (99.5 million pounds) for fines he owes from corruption convictions, bowing to pressure from a public prosecutor armed with a tougher anti-graft law.
The new law followed growing public anger over a climate of impunity for the powerful that was seen as enabling political and business leaders convicted of corruption to get off lightly.
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