THE eradication of corruption can be called a success if a government official can be questioned and tried in court. One example can be found in South Korea, which jailed two former presidents, Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, before granting them clemency. As a result of this resolute action, South Korea for the past eight years, improved its corruption perception index score according to Transparency International from 42 to 39.

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