Kim also granted amnesty to thousands of political prisoners, and removed the criminal convictions of pro-democracy protesters who had been arrested during the Gwangju massacre in the aftermath of the Coup d'état of December Twelfth.
Kim juga memberikan amnesti kepada ribuan tahanan politik, dan menghapus hukuman pidana para demonstran pro-demokrasi yang telah ditangkap selama pembantaian Gwangju pasca kudeta 12 Desember.