They All Got Pardoned: Dictators,Criminals, Plunderers
What do former US president Gerald Ford, former South Korean president Kim Dae Jung, and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo have in common?
They all granted pardon to former presidents of their countries.
Gerald Ford, who assumed the presidency after his predecessor Richard Nixon resigned amid the Watergate scandal, pardoned Nixon on August 9, 1974. Ford suffered a huge decline in his approval rating after his decision. According to US pollster Gallup, Ford’s initial approval rating of 71 percent dropped to 50 percent after issuing the pardon.
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