South Korea electionSouth Korea's conservative candidate apologizes for martial law
Strongest-yet statement comes with PPP far behind in presidential campaign
People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo speaks during a panel discussion in Seoul on May 8. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
SEOUL -- The conservative candidate for South Korea's June 3 snap presidential election issued on Thursday his most decisive apology for the previous president's decision to impose martial law late last year, which sparked a political crisis that still drags on months later.