Park Geun-hye releases letter written by her late father amid film controversy

Amidst controversy surrounding the film "The Assassin(s)," which has been criticized as a historical distortion, a former presidential aide has released a letter from the late President Park Chung-hee to his daughter, former President Park Geun-hye. The letter, penned on August 17, 1974, two days after the first lady, Yuk Young-soo, was fatally shot, was kept by Park Geun-hye while she was studying in France.

Upon hearing of her mother's death, the then 19-year-old returned to Korea, receiving the handwritten missive from her younger sister, Park Geun-ryeong, during her journey.

In the letter, Park Chung-hee laments the tragic turn of events, expressing his belief that it was divine intervention that spared his life while claiming the life of his wife. He reflects on how he often pondered the alternative scenario where he, instead of her, would have been the one to lose his life, leaving his wife to shoulder the burden of raising their children.