Ahn Hee-jung: A Dark Horse Gathers Pace

South Chungcheong governor Ahn Hee-jung has emerged as a serious contender for the presidency In June 2004, a tall figure in summer prison garb and short hair was brought into Seoul Central District Court. The judge sentenced Ahn Hee-jung, a close aide of then-president Roh Moo-hyun, to 30 months in jail and more than a billion KRW in fines for illegal election campaign fundraising. Handing down the verdict, he slammed the young progressive for impeding the development of democracy and conspirin