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South Korean ex-dictator's family to settle $154m in fines
Source: BBC
10 September 2013 Last updated at 13:40 GMT
South Korean ex-dictator's family to settle $154m in fines
The family of a former South Korean president convicted of corruption vows to pay back an estimated $154m (£98m) of corruptly-obtained assets.
Former President Chun Doo-hwan's son said the family would hand over various assets in restitution to the state.
A former military general, Chun was leader from 1979 to 1988 after a coup.
In 1996 he was convicted for treason, corruption and mutiny, but pardoned in 1997 and ordered to pay compensation for the slush fund he had amassed.
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South Korean ex-dictator's family to settle $154m in fines
The family of a former South Korean president convicted of corruption vows to pay back an estimated $154m (£98m) of corruptly-obtained assets.
Former President Chun Doo-hwan's son said the family would hand over various assets in restitution to the state.
A former military general, Chun was leader from 1979 to 1988 after a coup.
In 1996 he was convicted for treason, corruption and mutiny, but pardoned in 1997 and ordered to pay compensation for the slush fund he had amassed.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24028798